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Being a Portuguese citizen doesn't give you any advantage whatsoever when it comes to buying and/or operating short-term rentals in Portugal.2.

Staggered refinancing, rather than refinancing all at once, allows you to take advantage of favorable terms as they become available.

My market is a few hours from the bay area and offers many advantages over CA. 

Securing the necessary funds for rehabbing a fixer-upper for your future primary residence can be done through several methods, each with its own advantages and considerations. 

I could review the stuff for the day or week and adjust the categories then if needed.I used a single CC for supplies, and a single checking account for all labor. providing the ability to match back expenses without having to check a bunch of different accounts.You could do this with different cards for each project, and a labor bank account for each project.

Also, we are competing against other PM’s so we need a competitive advantage.

This is not great compared to areas like Gary Indiana where rent is $1500 on a place costing $100k but the social advantage makes me feel better as less investors are willing take lower profits (less land lord competition) - and I know the returns will come in equity in the areas I want to invest.So the core questions - 1. would DSCR work well for me?

You can use a 1031 and receive the tax deferral advantages to invest in individual DSTs.

I’ve heard of numerous people raising “opportunity funds” to take advantage of what they call the “fire sale pricing” that will soon be here.I agree that there are more distressed sellers than in the past, and we have seen pricing become a little more reasonable than it was in 2022.