@Dave Naphy HELOC would be best for a flip so you aren't paying high int rate long term.Cash Out Refi would be the better idea generally for a rental.

If cashflow is your main priority, I suggest looking for a fund that offers a high preferred return (10%+).

@Migeul Obramowitz high fees are expected.

Update: I have just ended up selling my house to a Sell My House Fast Company.

Would need to provide year end statements and ideally a way to import prior history in (avoiding re-inputting of the historical data).

Even with the larger home, I'd save around $4k, depending on how much overtime I work.I am tired of paying high rent in the Bay Area, along with high utility bills.

@Jason SullivanAnything is possible but to get the seller to finance a transaction at 0% interest is highly unlikelyHas the seller even acknowledged they would consider seller financing?

@Cory M.Depends what kind of banking you need, but after searching high and low state department federal credit union (with an American citizens abroad membership first, like 100 bucks) and capital one have worked best for me to avoid the nightmare you mention of trying to deal with US banks from outside the US.

Since you want to invest in another state, I highly recommend you read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.1.

Yeah I might stick with that, it’s hard to find deals anywhere but at least you can get deals done in the smaller markets, in addition to flip I got I lost out on another one by 4K and probably should have just gone higher, a few other deals I was interested in “only” got 4 offers and they were well priced, my point is it’s hard everywhere but you can deals done in these types of areas. almost any asset class in any major metro is just over saturated and you end up with a “ winners curse” when bidding .