The core 4 is David Greene’s long-distance investing strategy and consists of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender.

It's unlikely your appraisal contingency runs that long.

You can have a really good credit score within two years, which is how long you need to pay off your debt and save up for the next home.7.

I've been actively searching for investable areas, with a long term view of reliable operating costs and proximity to the ocean or beach.

They are holding funds so they can live in the float as long as possible, probably because they don't have the cash to pay up.

Another factor to consider is whether the property is a long term rental or a short term rental.

Make sure its viable as a long term rental in case STR gets banned.

If this is a qualified retirement account (tsp’s are) then you can transfer/roll this into an SDIRA or solo 401k and as long as the custodian allows for alternative asset investing you can invest in real estate or just about whatever you want.  

Hard work, dirty, long hours, expensive.

I did so because at the time to purchase the property was about half the cost of renting, and there were no STR regulations in Curry County or really beyond..I recognized early that the regulations that quickly developed to restrict my BNB business in Los Angeles were likely to reach other areas and by being ahead of the curve, could own a long term vacation rental, in a land I wanted to be anyway, before there were rules that would prevent that goal.