You have been asked by numerous posters to clarify specifically why they are requiring a higher deposit from you, but you have not given it, and I conclude from that non response that reason is your non citizen status.

This strategy isn't for everyone, but they're in my Roth 401K, so I never pay short term capital gains, long term capital gains, health care surcharges, UBIT or income tax ever!

There was also numerous unexplained noises throughout the house. 

There are numerous benefits; termite free, fire proof, reduced insurance costs, they can be assembled quickly and theoretically cheaper.

There are numerous brands and slightly different formulations.

Two things to evaluate are the health of your balance sheet (net worth and net worth growth) and your cash flow (current and projected).A good rule of thumb on paying of debt is to prioritize the debt based upon interest rate.

Labor is cheap - your health is expensive and pulling 24 hour shifts will ruin even a very strong person's health.

There are numerous dialogues on BP on the costs associated with rental properties and how to evaluate potential deals.

Patch of Land’s execs have written detailed responses to numerous questions about properties and risks and are incorporating the feedback into Q&A.

I have numerous deals that I am working with and many of them are ending up in the 73%-74% range.