You'd want to make sure you can sign out of the country through the embassy, as not all lenders/title companies allow this

As the title of the post mentions, I am taking on an extensive rehab this coming year and am really excited for it!

Some damage from WDI, which seller will have to address this before close.Seller is paying all closing costs, survey & title, they did a rate buy down to 5.49%, and a year warranty. 

Most HELOCs will require that the property is titled to you, not an entity (like an LLC) and require using your income, employment history and DTI to qualify. 3.

Lastly, know that any conventional loan likely has a 'due on sale' clause, where if you change the title of the property, they can call your note due.

I know this is hindsight but when ever you lend money you should get a Lenders title policy and give escrow instructions to the title company that your loan is to be in first position.

Most also don’t allow the property to be titled to an LLC/entity 

This is correct, but that .5% is IN ADDITION to all the other closing costs associated with a refinance (Title/Escrow Fees, prepaids, and depending on the bank, Underwriting / processor costs) - so in reality it can be a little more expensive to refinance with IRRRLs.

Just add novation language allowing the change of buyer name and inform the title company and lender of the change ahead of time. 

Acquired a double lot for $112k after resolving title issues and paid $360k for construction, creating a 6-bed, 5-bath house designed for co-living or multi-gen use.