CA taxes residents on worldwide income but may provide a credit for taxes paid to other states.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Otherwise, if the numbers make sense and your credit is good, it should be easy to find a lender.

Since they're low income/tax credit, they just don't make the kind of money needed to pay those huge premiums.

@Sundone Boutvyseth-the lowest Down for a SFR  rental  property is  15% ...if you are able to  locate an  option with 10%  down - this is likely  going to be pricey  but if you need to minize the down - it  might be  worth  using 

I'm just buying my time and making some connections while I build my credit history again - worst part about moving country haha!

The only example I can think of is that I asked an applicant questions about their credit report.

If you’re looking at retrofitting to separate heating for each unit (like furnaces or mini-splits), you might be looking at a higher upfront cost, but it can shift utility expenses to tenants and improve your NOI.I’d factor in boiler age and efficiency when analyzing deals and if it’s near the end of its life, negotiate a price reduction or a credit.

To address this, the lease will clearly state that any credit will be returned at the end of the lease term.

If I didn't have to use credit for a portion of the course cost ($7k) and marketing costs ($1k/mo), I would do the course.