The downside is they usually come with higher interest rates and shorter loan terms.Partnerships or Co-signers: If your husband or a trusted partner has U.S. legal status and credit history, they might be able to co-sign or help with financing.Cash Purchases: Since you have savings in Canada, you might consider using that for your first property, especially for a smaller rehab project.Foreign National Loans: Some lenders specialize in providing loans for foreign nationals.

Sorry for everyone who is having bad experiences with Clayton and Co.

@James DickensI’m in Lake Charles and have connected with a couple guys from LAFAYETTE; one is a good friend and co-worker and the other is a co-worker.

But most likely you are going to have to find something else.What @John Underwood was getting at is that co-hosts or other managing people are very close to the property to handle all the issues.Also...

OR Talk with a property management team that specializes in Padsplit / Co-living and they can give you some more realistic numbers to go with when it comes to occurancy % and cost!

If I were in your shoes I would simply look for a co-signer to a loan and look for a small-multi family in your home town where you can house hack.

Assuming you have a loan on that property you co-own, you'll need to "extract" that equity somehow and convert it to cash to be able to use it on another property. 

We run a STR co-hosting company, and I also call up LTR listings if the property has been on the market for a while.

I think that a new partner a very large real estate development co. that the company now has a relationship wanted it there where his company is also .We have very different definitions of a Hard Money Loan. 

: I understand that there is commercial and residential, but there has got to be subgroups While I don't think you need to niche down immediately, some specializations in residential RE are:- Co-op- Condo (incl. luxury)- SFR (median pricepoint)- SFR Luxury- MFR- RentalsThere are a ton of commercial RE specializations including retail (various types), restaurant, other food/bev., warehouse, storage, and dozens more.What should I expect when first coming into the profession ?