It may have been easier because we were military at the time, but there are some civilian services as well that may help you if the consulate or embassy are too far.If you have a trusted business partner and can wire the money ahead you may also be able to establish a limited power of attorney for the deal that is restricted to terms you have already agreed on, and only for that deal.

Do HOA's have legal authority to restrict, by % or number, units that can be rental and insist that a sale be only owner occupant?

Not only do I save on realtor fees and have access to any listed property but I also learned a lot when I was going through the course work.

You never know when an opportunity may arise where having access to $20k quite easily could be essential.

I lived in CA and had access through a Title Company to look up COMPS.

To a landlord of residential properties holding a house is simply holding inventory and inventory should be able to be moved and replaced to grow any business.An airport can change flight paths, bus routes can be changed, traffic patterns can change that increase traffic or make access more difficult, nearby zoning changes effect surrounding properties, there is an endless list of obsolescence factors that effect a residential property that can not be controlled.

For all you BP'ers that have access to MLS, how do you sift and sort to find your SFH deals.

This is Your lender imposing these restrictions, right?

Heck, if you do not mind me installing a keyless entry, I would build a web site for the property, pay for listing and handle all bookings and automatically email you every booking agreement as well as give you access to a web based system so you can see the details of all the costs involved in your property for 10% :)!

Financing - wholesalers don't have the capital themselves or the access to capital.