I think it is going to be custom to your business and its something that those who have experience with will do better at.

With experience, they have the right systems in place and know what doesn't work. 

I was just hoping there was someone that had personal experience with them.

With your experience and possible skillset, perhaps finding a company to sponsor you for a green card may be a better option? 

out of 100 HML maybe 5 do new builds.. and zero will do loans for someone with no experience so that is going to be the key if you have experience or not.. if not they then like to see an experienced GC on your team. 

That's been an interesting experience!

My wife and I earn over $350k a year in our jobs and all of that is now going to pay down debt.We have the option to increase our HELOC to unlock some more capital which I'm considering doing to try and get a good return on my money and pay down the debt faster, but given past experiences I'm not convinced it won't end up with more debt.What would you do at this point?

Hiring a property management company with experience in the markets you're considering can be a game-changer.Have you identified which markets you want to invest in?

Really appreciate you sharing your experience, sounds like a solid deal with a great profit margin, especially considering you did 90% of the work yourself.

It worked out fine, though each time I got a little less than advertised interest rate (about 9% vs 10%) and I had to send a reminder email to to get my money back, but I did get it back.I ask about others' experience, because I'm still not 100% sure it's not a ponzi.