I've found that there are markets that have a balance of decent cashflow and decent appreciation and that's the type of market I eventually decided to invest in.I'm not too familiar with the different markets down there but I'd highly recommend looking into Candor Realty. 

Even with trump's aggressive plans for mass deportation and border security, I also have to think long term about future presidents' agendas towards border control too, and anticipate potential presidents being more loose on border security.

@Nick WimmelYou can get decent cash flow and demand for rentals is likely to stay strong in the area given the proximity to major job centers in Cincinnati and Dayton

Dont buy a bad deal because creative financing makes it a decent or good deal. 

So I'm always able to offer a lower rate and make a decent living without charging points.

You can simply use a free or occasionally paid coworking space when a meeting room is needed.To quickly zoom in on needing a meeting room: a thing to have in mind is that meetings here in Spain a lot of times are done during lunch with a decent priced menu of the day (the Spaniards immediately know what I mean).

Average cap rate for a quality growing market with decent tenants are 3-6% so that’s all your cash flow will be if no mortgage.

In that case, assuming you have proof of funds for closing, based on the case law Tom provided, you probably have a good case that will likely cost you a decent amount of legal funds to pursue. 

I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts and advice.Best,Kevin In Pittsburgh at least FHA isn't necessarily a problem, but you can't be super aggressive about you offer price with most sellers unless you're the only one interested/offering. 203k is tough to get accepted, but a typical FHA isn't the worst. 

I also want to clarify that I do still keep a decent amount of cash - just not enough to cover every single property roof at the same time if that ever happened for some reason.