I'm European, spent most of my life in Europe and have owned property in several European countries and I can tell you categorically that it doesn't not reflect the situation in most European markets and, by the way, Chris rightfully never suggested that it does.Of course, if Americans want to reap the benefits of investing in Europe, they'd ideally need to, as you suggest, get the right market knowledge, understand the local financing and housing laws and I'd add to this the legal system.

Hey Jonathan,I found contractors through refferals and facebook groups, those contractors were great but they are not experienced in new construction; plus with me being out of state it would be ideal for me to hire a GC, instead of sub hiring ( i dont have time for that being far away),I am switching from rentals and fix and flips due to there's just more profit when doing new construction, and way more deals!

Ideal if you're short on cash upfront, but be prepared for higher monthly payments.Conventional Loan: @Chris Seveney and I agree conventional is your better option.  

A while ago they were taking request of adding banks from customers but I was told that they do not do it anymore.

I suspect build cost in CA are closer to 400 a foot than 200 like many other areas and of course far higher for the custom homes.

We use a custom spreadsheet and DealCheck to break down key metrics like cash-on-cash return, cap rate, and debt service coverage ratio (DSCR).

I went to go to customer service and the whole website was gone and the company had disappeared taking my money and countless other people’s money with it.

My customer service sector manages a lot of my internal affairs and we've undergone many changes during this ongoing pandemic that have disrupted business.

They have good customer service, good online access, and take series LLCs.

I think it's ideal for a 1031.