Since you're a citizen but you live and work abroad you'd still qualify mostly for second homes occupancy or investor non owner occupancy (primary is hard to claim if your job requires you to be physically next to the office as an example so an underwriter isnt going to readily believe you unless you can get HR to write you a letter to state you're remotely capable of earning this income/job duties anywhere).Hopefully that helps let me know if you have further questions into mortgage planning.

Let me clarify.

.- The signed P&S and the arears cleared up will stop the foreclosure.  

You may need the money the day of the sale or even up front in some locations , while you may not get the lien or deed for 30+60 days after the sale. 

I've done my projects solo so far and it has worked out for me, however, it is time consuming and not in the position to invest all into one deal.

A MF straight up as a first deal is a lot to deal with. 

There's plenty of great areas for REI up there, no?

Everything important to me is done online.

He left his belongings inside and later texted his intent to pick up his stuff.

There are many new developments going up but traffic in some areas are horrific, especially at peak.