I am under contract for my second duplex, and am thinking it will be time for me to begin hiring out lawn care, as I do not plan to have means to transport equipment between properties or dedicate time to a low value task.

But you may not enjoy book keeping or think your time is more valuable spent elsewhere, hence the desire to outsource services to low cost service providers in India. 

You may need to look at some hard money lenders to roll it all together and give you the funds. 

Or will the HD lender provide additional funds for construction?

are you looking for them to bring funds or just labor ? 

I understand it can be very difficult to get a mortgage for that low, i was wondering if anyone in here can help me out!

Now to be clear I’m not speaking of real estate as a PASSIVE investment, like people who invest in REITS, private real estate or real estate debt funds, or syndications.  

Upon expiration of the 3-year period, you must provide a new Form W-8ECI.If you do not file a form W-8ECI with your property manager, your property manager is REQUIRED by law to withhold 30% of your income from the rental and forward the funds to the IRS.Legal Disclaimer: The material provided here is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered as legal advice for your particular matter.

I would not consider STR if you are not in the zone.The rent by the room probably yields you the highest revenue and lowest vacancy.Their fees sound way too low to me. 

There are some that don't charge interest on the money for the rehab until you're reimbursed from the lender on it.There are other lending guidelines out there such as: -Any level of investor experience-Funding in as little as 10 days-Credit scores as low as 640-Non-owner occupied Single Family, Multi Family up to 4 units property types-Purchase Loan Amount – up to 90% of Cost (depends on area you're purchasing and if you have a higher credit score)-Rehab Loan Amount – up to 100% of Cost-75% maximum after repair value-12 to 24 month loan term with Interest Only payments.