We can put $30k down and refinance in 5 years but the agreed upon terms are payments during the 5 years would be based on a 30 year term.

I'm based in Illinois, but I'm also looking to try to invest out of state.

Then, when I have a property and making offers I can make an offer based off their specific needs.

Plus, you can automate the scheduling based on your Airbnb calendar.

You are getting pitched most likely because you are asking people to point you in the right direction instead of saying these are my two favorite options, which do you think will work better for me based on my finances and preferences.

He can help you structure most effectively based on some prospective properties or transaction types.

Yesenia,Feels like a straightforward DSCR loan, base it mostly off of the cash flow of the property itself inside an entity and maybe take a bit of a leverage cut as a foreign investor, but very doable.Do you have an LLC already established? 

Your numbers and your realtor's numbers are obviously more hopeful than realistic based on the evidence.You are either buying in too high or spending too much on reno.

My naive thoughts here are that people are motivated to sell or not based on certain situations and its matter of striking the right person at the right time.

of them had some kind of issue (some completely minor where they almost didn't want to mention it to what I would consider catastrophic) yet 100% of them would recommend us to friends and family just based on our communication and customer service.