Here is a valuable bit of information for the forum about power of attorney in another country - If you are executing a power of attorney in a foreign country, it must comply with that country's laws regarding power of attorney.

Borrowing the down payment from other people can be a powerful accelerating strategy.

They have a powerful incentive - $50-$100K per year in fees on a 1-2% AUM fee is enough to make them really pressure you into making a decision immediately in working with them. 

I hate tiling as well...the worst is once you lay it out and are 90% done...grouting/cleaning SUCKS even more!  

House hacking is incredibly powerful because (A) lower down payment options and (B) you're repurposing your own housing payment.Here are a couple good threads on this topic.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...

I think the lender docs  Mortgage/ notes AITD etc give all the power they need to rectify the situation  Of course if that happens the original seller is fubared.

But to the north, west and south, there has (almost) always been a stock of housing that was more affordable than in Boston.But then all of that housing stock kept rising in price, and earning power didn't keep up. 

Contamination is where it can get a bit pricey, when the contamination remediation is said to be complete make sure that the property gets a clean bill of health from the state.

Have to look for a lender who will get you closed, good rates and a clean process.

There's a fundamental impersonal resentment in every society about giving richer and more powerful people more money out of the pockets of poorer and weaker people.