@Michael Challenger I scraped all the cash I could find and borrowed from family.

Challenges?

However, for investors looking to diversify, vacation rentals can provide attractive, short-term income opportunities.Challenges and Considerations for American InvestorsWhile Germany offers many advantages for real estate investors, there are also certain challenges to be aware of:1.

This allows you to benefit from appreciation, continue building equity, and still access capital for new deals without sacrificing an ultra-low fixed-rate loan.Would love to hear what direction you’re leaning—lots of ways to approach this depending on your risk tolerance and goals!

They also like the tax benefits associated with ownership.I've taken both approaches and have benefited from each.

Based on my experience managing a significant number of rentals, leasing back to a seller can work, but it’s essential to approach it carefully.Lease Start Date:The lease should be signed at closing and start on the same day—Monday in your case.

Here’s how they approached it:1.Scraping Listings: They used web scraping tools like Beautiful Soup and GPT APIs to scan Airbnb for properties in their target areas.2.Image Analysis: They trained an AI model to analyse listing photos, identifying homes with solid potential (good structure, layout, location) that were undervalued due to low-quality photos.

Would this be more in line with the "gifting" approach? 

They each have their benefits and challenges.

@Samuel Coronado - the challenge is that there will likely be a very small number of renters looking for a house that size, as well as that can afford a rent amount that high who won't just buy otherwise.