With the exception of building a trailer on the property (these are hard to finance), this sounds like a good plan AND if you are using it for your business AND your business pays more than 50% of the rent (if you have more than 1 tenant), then this is a more financeable property in the eyes of banks and credit unions as it would be consider a commercial "owner-occupied" property. 

Financing options do exist: hard money loans, renovation loans, and some traditional mortgages can be used on distressed properties if criteria are met.

MLS with an agent How did you finance this deal?

As real estate professionals, we know that international transactions come with unique challenges-different laws, cultural expectations, financing hurdles, and currency exchange factors.

I can tell you that being around new construction the past 12 years, I would say 1/4 of the projects we have been apart from residential to commercial will experience delays to MFGs out of stock, HOAs changing their specs, Cities changing their specs, Weather 2-3Xs budgeted rain delays, Subcontractor injuries and death.....Then Hurricane Harvey in Houston are.....WOAH  major delays...I have seen it.We are happy to be providing funding to DCGI's BTR community members, many have gotten their applications in already and look forward to helping the rest of yall accomplish your real estate goals. 

I have a property that I could sell for somewhere around 400 K with owner financing.

I am on the lending side of things so feel free to reach out if you ever want to talk shop and finance options that are out there. 

After communicating with a prospective resident (Google Voice #, usually by text), with just a name, telephone number and email, the applicant can pay $55 to provide us with a background, eviction and credit check.

Be sure to research rental demand, zoning laws, and financing options before deciding.

If you go with commercial financing you can put them in LLC names and you won't have those restrictions - but will have crappier financing terms - like 5 year locks instead of 30 year.)We bought 12 houses in 2018, 10 in 2019, and 9 in 2020 before prices went skyrocketing.