There are a lot of deals to be done with them if you can adapt to their process and accept they will be very slow. 

., near military bases or expat hubs), appreciation and cash flow aren’t mutually exclusive.

You'll want to work with a good agent so you can gain the right understanding of the market you're in and pull accurate comps while also getting access to exclusive deals and pull the comps.

Half of the realtors when I call them and ask if their client would accept a land contract they do not even know what a land contract is, they ask me if I’m pre-approved!

Silence is not acceptable. 

I believe that if you only build to code, congratulations you just got a D-, because that's what code is, the bare minimum acceptable. 

Not getting an offer accepted is part of the journey.Great list!

Coghill they are trying to take care of several things:1) Approval to access credit reportsA video tour of my home office (required by the credit repository to show security, so access to office & computers is limited to avoid data theft)Credit checks on me and my partner (required by the credit repository to make sure you are not criminals looking to steal others' data)Copies of the deeds for every property we own (required by the credit repository to confirm you aren't just self-serving)A copy of my partner’s home lease and utility bills (required by the credit repository to prove his legal address, so they can pursue him criminally if he steals data)Business phone bills (required by the credit repository to prove an actual business)2) Approval to use banking ACH system to accept tenant payments and pay ownersBusiness phone bills (required by banking industry to prove business legitimacy)A signed letter from the bank verifying our accounts (to prove legitimate business banking accounts.

I just can't accept such a constant ever increasing loss, even if I can afford it. 

Also, I’m pretty new to this but I’m assuming you’d have to have an LLC in place to accept hard money or money from private lenders?