I come from Europe too, and I know it can be overwhelming when you look at the real estate market in a new country and with completely different building technics ( sticks instead of bricks), but is not as bad when you have the right team in place. 

Different lenders can view income in various ways depending on who you speak with.

Inherently the steps are the same as if you were purchasing with financing save potentially less closing costs and ability to close sooner (if needed).The terms of your offer (ie -contingencies, closing cost splits etc) will determine what is different. 

It looks a lot like the "baseball" that was the market in the 80's but still it's also very different. 

If its someone you know vs someone you do not it will be different.

I’m still learning myself, but I’ve found that connecting with other investors and figuring out which areas of the market to focus on (like distressed properties or foreclosures) can make all the difference.Are you currently looking to jump back into investing, or are you exploring different strategies at this point?

Real Estate is a large asset class that has many different strategies inside of it. 

Change your story each month as different stories will resonate with different people AND use each story to emphasize one of your “who do you know…” questions.

I think it comes down to two main questions:1.

"Getting in" is easy; making money, managing the business, with the increased financial risk of commercial properties is a whole different game.