When I tried to get it when my side of the family found out and tried ti take over reverser mortgage payments to bank because she had died it was to late so they sold the house to Hud and then other reverse mortgage companies but a relative still lives there so they can't kick them out.

When I wanted to invest in real estate, she had no interest but was on board because of the trust and financial cushion that I banked over time.She also had veto power.

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

This is how banks verify property owners maintain insurance.

RM (and most other good management software) does double entry accounting, imports bank info, has reconciling functions etc.

Think about a home mortgage--you OWN the property, but the bank might be able to take it away from you.

And as my core commercial banks understood that I doing everything i could to protect them.

Quote from @John Clark: Did you check for houses on the auction list,  or you can check with banks and look for REOs and convert that into a single family home and house hack or turn it into a Airbnb. 

.- Military Presence: With U.S. military bases across Germany, local banks are accustomed to assisting service members with financing.How to Qualify1.

There are still some docs required (ID, bank statements, copies of leases, copy of insurance, etc.), but it's WAY less document intensive than a conventional loan.