(I find BP to be the most helpful community on the internet)Cross border investing has immense upside financially and on the tax side as wellTo answer your question, the way your entity is structured plays a pivotal role, especially in the upcoming tax year. 

How do I approach it in a financially smart way?

Most hard money lenders can lend you up to 90% of the purchase price and 100% of the rehab costs with a 12-month term and a rate of 10.49-12.49%Hard money lenders issue what's called an asset-based loan, so they will consider the property itself along with its potential future value, not your personal financial situation.

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Hi Dylan,Your strategy to buy a townhouse for $260,000 with an initial $9,800 investment and live in it before converting it to a rental is a financially savvy move.

Greetings guys I'm D'Ondre (Dee-ahn-dray) an aspiring Real estate Investor. I have been interested in Real Estate investing since I began college in 2015 and always knew thats what I wanted to do in the long run. Upon...

Best to buy 2-4 unit, live in one, rent the rest.Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

A househack is a financial no-brainer 99% of the time.

You saw a lot of that start to go away leading into the financial crisis, as more traditional retail banks started acting like investment banks, hence a lot of the regulations placed on them.And, as for "why not connect with HNW and family offices", most do.  

The equity created will give you a good buffer during these uncertain financial times.