In Japan you can but you will have a difficult time getting a loan without being a permanent resident - but if you have lots of cash, it will not be a problem.

Ideally, if I do go this route, my family member wouldn't be a permanent tenant.

I'll likely be joining to help her out some and we've discussed that my appraiser/flipper/realtor skill set is something that would let me land on my feet pretty easy if we need to move there permanently for a year or two.

That's of course, assuming the developments have safer long-term debt.MF new development uses short-term financing and will not go to perm until lease up and subsequent stabilization around year 2-3 (in a benign environment).Cash flowing value add real estate with permanent financing is far less risky than new development with short-term financing. 

@Kristen Clarke This is, for now, a permanent situation........you have many more flippers and flipper wannabes now than ever before....with about 10% the number of reo’s and short sales as back in ‘08......do the math.

As for the dogs, have you confirmed that they are there permanently or just temporarily? 

I will explain it's not an eviction, which would leave a permanent record, but if they fight it, it will be.

Having not studied enough, not being smart enough, tough enough, strong enough, decisive enough so that one of my preventable failures causes someone else to suffer and/or lose their life, which in turn causes their family to bear the the permanent burden of my mistakes that could have been prevented with more effort on my part.However, if you follow the Stoics, then all of these emotions, particularly fear, come from within and we endure them by our own choice. " ...your actions or frames of mind shall be ascribed to no other cause than the decisions of your will, that is to say, that you wanted to do them, And this applies to what you do good as well as what you do evil" -EppictetusSo I guess the follow up question is why are you afraid of not finding tenants?

@Anisha Knox Do you know if is on wheels with skirting or a permanent foundation?

I am happy with SFR so far but Multi-Fam intrigues me (remember my desire to stay passive).Some additional context:- I only invest in B and A- areas, the Duplexes I am looking at are in these locations to try to get more "permanent" renters- My strategy is long term cashflow, though I don't want to land in places that will decrease dramatically in appreciation.Thanks !!!