The downside is that you have to repay the loan in GBP (for instance) while your investment income would be in USD.

If contacting the employer and asked for a signed authorization, but never truly obtained signatures due to an "online form" (or similar Zillow/Apartments(dot)com application), what is being done in this instance? 

> But none of what you say will avert impeding crashThis is your opinion but note that without a single instance of a crash of a commodity where demand far exceeds supply, your case seems weak.  

I very well understand that the majority of people can't imagine this, but for instance during Covid many people I knew disagreed with the forced vaccines and such but were too scared to stand up for themselves.

For instance a zoning attorney or architect may be able to identify properties with favorable zoning or perhaps even change zoning  through a new zoning permit or a use change variance before the property is acquired.

When it’s vacant land you typically do not carry instance on land.2.

So far with the properties that have looked promising we have utilized the calculated NOI / Cap rate to determine the value and every one we have done has come up way lower than the asking price and in one instance came up less that what the current owner paid for the place initially.

I believe an effective approach is to include a seller concession in the purchase contract, specifically as a seller contribution towards the buyer's closing costs.For instance, we had a case with VA buyers where we implemented this strategy, allowing a portion of the loan to be disbursed to them in cash.

So, for instance, re: my family property that needs patching up, would you advise saving 50% of the cost of the renewal before looking into loans and such?

For instance as a lender we are not allowed to send a credit report to a borrower because we are not a credit reporting agency.