I can be patient, but I like to take action quickly.If I were to save for a decade (reserves + downpayment + closing costs), would I have been better off acquiring out of state properties or essentially being a bit of a slum lord to scale my portfolio faster to build equity?

So same thing as an agent pick a technique and stick to it.Myself personally when I started as an agent I did not do follow up like I should have but what i did do was become a CLOSESR  If i got in front of them my success rate was very high so thats where I put my energy and my moto was next..If I could not close them first meeting I moved on the next. 

If i close my eyes, I see a cozy dark interior, two chairs facing the fire and dramatic lighting in the corners and ceilings. 

I’m a new wholesaler I just wanted to know if anybody knows any title company that knows how to close on wholesale deals in nyc

This is not even close to the documents required for a properly drafted loan.

Whatever I do, I would need to do with a HELOC—effectively financing 100% of the property (down payment and closing financed with HELOC, rest of purchase financed with a mortgage). 

This is my first Brrrr I'd start the process to get the appraisal ordered and try to get a tenant in there before closing on the refi, otherwise the lender may lower the max LTV

A lot of the US market - housing, stock, treasuries, etc - is basically a legal money-laundering location for honest or ill-gotten gains in the rest of the world, because the markets are open to foreigners and as close to a guaranteed safe haven as can be found.

Many times, when i replace a water heater and take a look into some of the short pipes that connect, they are approx 80 percent closed. 

A close friend of the family ,who was married, and had a house together got divorced and in between that time, she did a QC and removed her name from the deed.