Let’s be honest, I’ve watched folks who jump into this game as if playing roulette.. firing off offers on duplexes in Phoenix or leaning on some “sure-thing” house hack in Austin without ever sketching out their plan.

Yup then you get newbies coming up after they watch you buy a few and want to buy you a cup of coffee and pick your  brain.. 

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

There are some people out there doing this unethically and being watched.  

An appraiser likely won't be able to value a 1-4 unit property based off STR rents (whether projected or actually incurred), and if they are, the lender won't lend off said valuation for their applicable value (value they're lending off of). 

classic scam.to the OP  google Ingrid Robinson /  American greed   / Remington financial she took those guys down and its worth watching how they work.. the foreigners are on to it.. so anything with even slightly bad English is a huge red flag and 100% fraud.this guy looks more Russian than Kiwi to me.. 

You need to research/know the rules, laws and regulations (including HOA if applicable), like you'd do in any US city.

I looked at the GoFundMe page and watched the video.

To avoid the risk management/insurance that comes with tenants' wood fire use:I'm thinking to seal the chimney cap on roof and run a cord putting an electric Infrared heater fireplace in there, so they can still open the glass and get heat and watch TV over the mantle, but can't burn anything or have any flame.

It is a little slower to find a tenant, in our case maybe 3-4 weeks instead of 1-2 to get our average 10 applicants for 1 signed lease.