Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong.e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.That is the very short summary of what I do.

The tenant left several messages saying "I need to talk to you about your mortgage.

Not saying with the proper structuring it can't be done, but there are usually more effective ways.

I am finding a lot of sellers don't even have proper financial docs prepped for the sale and that causes even more hiccups in the process. 

To get the best rate, you will want to use a conventional mortgage so you can't put it in an LLC.

Additionally, can you eventually do a BRRRR refinance with a traditional mortgage?

You can find a property that generates enough cashflow to cover your mortgage and pay for your HELOC interest.

Details on the deal: - The seller has $288,000 left on the mortgage and has a 3.6 percent interest rate. 

That 5 years is coming up soon and Panamanian banks are struggling to provide a mortgage on the property due to the state of the economy (less inflation than the US, but also it's just not the US, so it's different).

It's been a reliable tool for us, but like any tool, it's crucial to know how to use it properly and not rely on it blindly.I've noticed that many investors tend to use rules of thumb when analyzing properties instead of diving into the specifics of each property.