Some of the best investment were made in bad neighborhoods and higher crime rates then as usual the area becomes gentrified and continues to grow in both equity and passive income.

I would spend a few bucks on nice ads in local magazines and/or do flyers in areas that are higher income. 

Most (not all) HELOCs require that the property is titled to an individual (not LLC) and are full doc, meaning your employment history, income, DTI etc will be factors.

BUT...if you're American and can still get loans in the US (the silver lining of having to still file US income taxes while living abroad), then why not use leverage?   

Tools like this helped us determine that retiring in the Memphis Metro area was good for us and has helped form our investing strategy, mainly SFR and some commercial spaces (flex, studios, small office).

Excluding the periods of “tulip bulb” irrational exuberance, a property must produce enough of a risk adjusted return to satisfy both the ROI demands of the “limited partners”, and the income/time requirements of the sponsor.  

If your firend wants to stay in the place AND has the funds/income to do so, they need to refinance in their name ASAP (as part of the process), not 5 yeas from now, not if they remarry, not 10years from now.   

The investment city determines rent growth rate, appreciation, and income longevity.What determines rent growth?

My home in Boise will be on the market in coming days and I'll have nice capital gains thankfully, and my home is not in an LLC. 

I believe there are a few unconventional approaches that work best for OOS investors looking to perform BRRRR in Mid- to lower income communities.  1.