Welcome advice on cost-effective way to transfer money.

Last week I made a post about getting a US mortgage as a US citizen who lives abroad (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/1219693-getti...). People responded by explaining that residential mortgage lenders ...

There are more effective ways to accomplish this.

If you only plan on owning 2-4 properties, then there's really no harm in self-funding them unless you know a better, safer way to make more than the going interest rate on that money (most investment mortgages right now are about 7%, maybe effectively 5.5-6% after taxes depending on your brackets and tax structure).

The tenant-buyer has time to fix their credit and save more money for a down payment during the option period, then exercises their option - fulfilling their desire for home ownership.

You've unfortunately unlocked the centipede effect by saying Columbus.

The rest of the day will be seen as Benchmarking exercises: beaches and good food!

Or because they don't want to be the bad guy.With closing on Dec 4th the issue is that your 28 day notice will be effective Dec 31st and your tenant has until Jan 31st to vacate.

It seems like a more cost effective way to have multiple tenants. 

Hope this exercise illustrates the fact the BRRRR and cash flow are not always indicators of success and far less time could have been invested to achieve a more favorable result by purchasing in Market A at the start.