I was looking to put 80k cash into then refi afterwards and possibly getting 130k. 130k on mortgage would be close to $800 only leaving $200 in cash flow each month. 

Quote from @Nathan Harden: What up BP?!

Some try to charge an up front fee.

Providing strong supporting data from your Airbnb bookings, market comps, and STR reports will strengthen your case and help you close faster! 

We could also do something close to where the A9, A16 and A37 meet...like Queluz.

Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

They had a device they hooked up and could listen to the sound waves. 

I'm out West at the moment, but will probably be returning to Tokyo before too much longer.At the risk of being contrarian, after picking up a couple of investment properties in Japan (one Tokyo, one outskirts), I shifted to a strategy of only investing in the US. 

(b) Once you know what you can buy, you would line-up a real estate agent that works with investors in the market you are buying.

When you sign almost all mortgage closing packages, you are signing an Occupancy Clause that states you are intending to live in the home for 12 months.