The short version is if you go with the Midwest, figure out which are Class A, B, C and D areas and I recommend picking good neighborhoods (Class A and B) with good schools and go for appreciation. 

If your contract doesn’t state terms for additional access, then I understand his concern, maybe ask if you can video the interior, although most tenants won’t want that.

I will Also do take into account the fact the refund window is impossibly short at 3 days for anyone not 75 or older, how you can decide if you are satisfied with a lender inside of 3 days for finding a deal, and doing the appraisal etc is beyond meYes, they are a scam as I tried using them and besides getting locked out of my account constantly, which seems to be from their side of things from how they made it sound, they have rather unrealistic requirement's (Comps that none of the local realtors or other lenders use for one thing i.e too narrow),or the fact they expect total rehabs to be done inside of a month or 2 and then the property should sell instantly after that, they want all of that done in the space of 5 months, even deciding a property is something else entirely, deciding that other homes are businesses (Like a bike shop) even though they are clearly residential SFR or apartments.

We have one vacation rental in Florida and a long term rental in Louisiana. 

We actually made a short video of our closing on that deal that you can watch on our Facebook Page.

I have successfully recovered many troubled projects.

@Zach Chandler if you are going the self-manage route, which I highly recommend because it’s simple, as @Gerald Pitts mentions, use the Short Term Shop’s ‘Enemy Method’.

Seller financing allows you to negotiate terms directly with the seller, which might include a lower down payment.

If you're goal is to keep it, you could take a short term personal loan or cash advance with your credit card.

There are much better lenders out there with better rates, and terms.