You want this to be your backup plan if things take longer than anticipated, you do not want to dip into personal credit cards so i would use a heloc to help with down payment but try to keep a nice available balance on a heloc as your insurance policy. 

Best place to find this type of funding is in a group where people lend in this fashion which is essentially unsecured /100% financingyou will not find many to do this except those that are brainwashed by gurus who think it's a great idea

The home is in a nice area with good school.

this is a nice thought and catchy name (GATOR) LOL.. " The man in the new suit is getting rich on your dreams "  Stevie Winwood  Taffic low spark of the high heel boys.

I'm glad it's saved you money, that's great that you got some use out of it.My top challenge is getting contractors to go out when they say they will =) hahahaha reliability of contractor, can't be replaced by some of AI stuffs.Be nice to contractor , AI is just new term for tech guy like us to make money out of new BS.

She may me a nice person, great employee, perfect family member, and deserving of many platitudes, but she is a freaking lousy tenant!

Tenants don't like to be bugged so I always try to be as nice as I can when I help a client sell with a tenant. 

You may also have to pay a broker to rent it, when usually the tenants cover that during peak rental season (May-July for 9/1 leases).Good thing is once it's rented you should almost never have vacancy if you're mindful of re-listing it in a timely fashion.

Hey guys im looking at real estate in South America ,for the price of a studio here in the U.S there you can get a 3br +1000sqf house in nice area of town ready to move in, been pondering on getting a personal loan here in the U.S to invest in a house in SA, what banks are best for this type of loan, i would like a low interest and monthly payments.

Firestone park and Goodyear Heights are nice areas that get good rental rates and have lots of demand.