Also, be sure to check with the section 8 agency managing the tenants - sometimes if you pass on an additional cost like that they will no longer be eligible to live there if the rent and utilities exceed what they were approved for.

Additionally, it's a good idea to connect with a Property Manager early on.

Use extended closing periods or additional earnest to buy more time for your old property to sell if you need.The last option is what's called a reverse exchange.

And if still in Spain, how long until it's in US and is shipping additional or is price landed? 

If we had hundreds of loans out, we’d have enough monthly income to aggregate the payments into additional loans—but we don’t.If you do this, your note will have to have a compounding clause in it, provided by your lending attorney.

Close to a cool little town, close to an area attraction, etc....Also do a search here and see how to screen guests, in addition to what the hosting sites do.... like no last minute bookings, no short stays....

Yes, I still did my own due diligence but PPR saved me hours of additional research.Perhaps the biggest reason I ended up working with PPR is because of the BiggerPockets community validation.

I have a large lump sum saved in an investment account for down-payment and any additional costs.

Both properties have a substantial amount of equity that’s essentially sitting idle.Would it be a good idea to tap into this equity (through a HELOC, cash-out refinance, etc.) to fund future fix-and-flip projects or purchase additional rental properties?

What else i should ask inspection to look for in addition to below.