But debating negative cashflow and calling ourselves investors is just a bridge too far for me.

I’m at a point to make a property purchase soon but debating whether to purchase an investment rental at home in the US first or purchase my condo abroad where I reside first. 

(on other fronts, that's to be debated) So it becomes a "Where did AirDNA come to that estimate?"

That's very debatable. 

There was some forum debate on the effect lower mortgage rates would have on buyers in marketplace, but there wasn't much discussion on inventory and sellers.If rates drop enough, likely to low 5%'s (or dare I say) a high 4% handle, there could be a sizable increase in inventory as a result of seller's selling. 

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

I am in a market where the cooler months do very well and the hot months are slow so I am debating on getting a home and doing mtr for 6-8 months and then str for 4-6 months.

.- Create  a thick file on each borrower will all full doc, value, underwriging info so as to be prepaired if the loan ends up in court or some debate with the borrower.- Terms;  I don't think actually that terms / interest rate was in the ATR section of DF but it makes sense to talk about max interest rate, loan period...   

I have read the debates about to LLC or not to LLC and am convinced that because I am using retirement funds, my overall risk profile and wanting to set the business up to scale that I am going to bare the extra cost of LLCs from the start.

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).