Overall, it could lead to a more cautious approach to buying and selling, with more emphasis on long-term holds rather than frequent exchanges.

Our research showed that furnished properties rented through the MLS have a $.60/SF to $.70/SF incremental rent above non-furnished long-term rentals.

Almost got a place in Tuscany back in Feb but couldn’t quite come to an agreement on deal terms. 

Yes, it's a 10-year declining dependent up on your term length and amortization period:  What You Should Know About SBA Prepayment Penalties | Pursuit (pursuitlending.com)

I want to buy a new private home and use my current primary residence equity (plus some cash) to buy a new primary house cash and then sell the old one.So, I am looking for a HELOC with little to no closing costs, as I will retain the money only for as long as I am selling my old house after buying a new one.Any advice?

The other option is to form an LLC prior and both go on the loan in terms of dual borrowers so that the land is used from one owner and the assets or cost to build is coming out of the other partners funds.If you do not own a primary home you can build a home with as little as 3.5% down but cannot use an investor for that option. 

Yes, as long as the LLC is a single member LLC that is disregarded (does not file it's own tax return) then the taxpayer is the individual and the taxes are filed using their SS#. 

I think you can invest out-of-state quite passively without using one of these companies as long as you develop a solid core-4. 

Most buyers and investors say 'ASAP' so we then ask a follow-up, 'if we agree on terms today, is there anything that would prevent you from signing the contract today'.

I’ve been interested in having rentals for a long time and don’t want to give up the reigns before I even get started.