Owner occupied is 20% down and 4.25% and non-owner occupied is 25% down and 4.75%

A lot depends on the strategy that a particular person is implementing and on the a syndicator as well.  

Needless to say, the note was overdue and he stated there were issues with the contractors working on the particular site.

This is a follow-up to my last post, wherein I was contemplating walking away from my first potential deal (I did), mainly because of the inability to see any sort of detailed financial history for the 8-unit property.I tried doing some searching for my particular question in the forums, but I can't seem to figure out the right keywords.

I don't like having a cease and desist but hey 40 years 5000 transactions one blemish I can live with.. but we were not going to win  this one.. the investors are not personal friends .. they are not close associates  they are BP members ( well non of them were)  but came from the same sources.. and we controlled how the investment went.. so we did what I think most of those in the note business do.. we created a fund.. in Oregon its called a real estate paper offering.. its a hybrid of the 500 series and the state was forgiving on me I had raised about 6 or 7 million at the point I got turned in  on my model.. they could have tattoo d me.. but 5k  and 20k for the lawyer and create a doc the state liked and we were done.. 

@Grant Hunter McNaugthon When there is non-owner occupied co-borrower, the down payment requirement change.

I'm reading Long Distance Real Estate Investing, so hopefully that will give me most of the knowledge I need to cover investing into the States as a non-American. 

Other than the comps telling you bad news, are there any other particular red flags you look for specifically?

Your LLC could take out a non recourse loan but it would be the Rental income paying it back.  

Side note, as a listing agent I never wanted the buyers inspection report.....it could lead to possible non disclosure issues.