@Elvon Bowman Do you have an example of the ideal property or a price point?

For example, when guests encounter issues during their stays—or even when they are the cause of the problem—a professional management company can step in immediately.

For example, you cannot fund your HSA account and then turn around and reimburse yourself for expenses previously paid.

For example, lets say your mortgage is 4% and you take out a HELOC at 7% and draw $100k.

For example for a few holes in the walls they have someone paint an entire unit and take their spread.

It includes a lot of good/bad examples.

Here's an example comparing three different loan originations:Loan A: No interest reserve, but $15K est. interest payments for duration of the loan.

Example: $100,000 versus $70,000 basis.  

Since you're a citizen but you live and work abroad you'd still qualify mostly for second homes occupancy or investor non owner occupancy (primary is hard to claim if your job requires you to be physically next to the office as an example so an underwriter isnt going to readily believe you unless you can get HR to write you a letter to state you're remotely capable of earning this income/job duties anywhere).Hopefully that helps let me know if you have further questions into mortgage planning.

For example you'd buy a 200k property for 100k, spend 50k to rehab and then get it appraised for 200k and pull a loan for 150k.