For the eviction day, you will need someone extremely reliable to be on site.

If you lose your source of primary income, do you have enough cash to make it through the crisis? 

If you can’t flip or refinance in time, while making interest payments to both the HML and the seller, you could lose the deal entirely.As @Twannisha Jackson mentioned, 75% LTV is very high. 

My wife and I are investors based in Santa Barbara and have had Croatia in our sites for a few years.

There is a wealth of knowledge on this site and I hope you enjoy it.

Have you ever heard of a Landlord being sued by a Tenant and losing property?

Some fear losing control, while others are unsure how to structure a fair and profitable partnership.

JD, don’t disagree on some of the points you’re making above on responsive Web versus mobile app development, but it all comes down to level of engagement and what you’re looking to do with a site or service.

if you buy a random property in a neighborhood you've never been to and turn it over to people you don't know you'll just lose money.not trying to be negative, trying to protect you and your hard earned cash.

A home equity loan seems like a possible way to expand my portfolio, would consider buying a multifamily and renting out our current home to live in one of the units and purchase it as a primary home (assuming its 4 units or less), but being in the Santa Cruz CA area, I am afraid I'll need to look outside of CA for any deal that makes sense, and can't afford to lose my great job (can't work remotely).