I'm terrified of doing all this research, finding a "dream" property, only for it to fail and negative cash flow. 

Now granted if your experienced and paying cash and know your market.. that's one thing.. but the answer to the original question is   IT DEPENDS  LOL..  

you need to dodge capital gains and foreign buyer tax.. you should consult a tax expert..If I was in this situation I would just sell (not advice) and buy a cash flowing mobile home park in the midwest

I don't have a ton of cash right now so figuring how to do it all creatively is definitely in my priority list.

It's at that point the borrower doesn't have enough cash to do that, and the lender forecloses on the property.

There are ways to invest in real estate without using your own cash upfront.

However, it’s important to ensure the seller is comfortable with the terms and that the property cash flow can support the agreed-upon monthly payments.Seller financing can be a good strategy to grow your portfolio with less initial capital, especially if you're able to increase the property's value through improvements (forcing appreciation).

This property will lose money for anyone not paying cash, and if they are paying cash they will make a very low ROI. 

for double closing you would need your funds to buy then sell it to end buyer at premium. there are transactional funding companies that can lend the cash for a fee.

Purchase price: $115,000 Cash invested: $42,000 Sale price: $168,000 Unfortunately, we bought this property as a buy and hold property, and our research led us to believe that this neighborhood was up and coming not in a bad area of Jacksonville.