That told me all I needed to know.OwnerRez: This is a decent product. 

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

You always invest for appreciation not solely, you always invest understanding it's a physical asset and requires different risk measures.

Berkadia, CBRE, Cushman all have capital markets teams that can help with loan products of this size.  

Make sure you test drive their product.  

Using VA/FHA/whatever to acquire the property, personally occupy for ~1yr, then move to the next and put the previous into revenue production.

Sometimes when only one bedroom is available, people fake and squeeze to fit and you end up with over-occupancy.It's really a product of your market.

If tariffs come into play, or any conflict those products become nonexistent and when we switch to a different country source, they will have tripled or quadrupled.

I would place MUCH more emphasis on connecting with the right team than on actually visiting and getting comfortable the physical location of the market. 

CU and local bank is the way to go for that product specifically.