The loan officer should be asking you about the title company you are using for the title search and the closing.The scammer is going to try and explain away some upfront fee of $300 to get the ball rolling. 

I am supposed to be meeting with a Portuguese realtor this week to learn more about the different markets I am interested in and get the ball rolling.Hi Justine, I’m also in Canada and just about in the same spot as you are last year regarding a STR investment in Portugal.

Golf course is a tough business with dwindling  play .. think the rise of Top golf and pickle ball.. :)Also if you look at federal forest ownership maps you will see that Huge areas are checker boarded with private ownership .

Now if a new buyer is ok with buying the property without a warranty deed then that is a different ball of wax. hope this helps man.All the best!

Non of us, no matter how experienced, have a crystal ball that we can look into and see the future outcome of an investment.

It's really not that difficult, only takes an email or two to the local creditor's rights attorney in the state to get the ball rolling. 

If it does you have zero asset/income, a much larger debt secured by your personal residence, at just the time you probably also lose your job due to economic conditions, and all those nice folks teaching you about sno ball, infinity, you’re your own bank, etc., will be long gone.  

I have spoke with Ball point marketing on getting an off market list of multi family properties in 20+ zip codes in maryland but they came back with only one property in my criteria?

No one has a "crystal ball" to time the market perfectly. 

Maybe look for a different type of tenant that doesn't leave every year or sell the place if it isn't meeting your other investment objectives.2) As PM's we always seek prior authorization for expensive turns or capital projects, even though the estimates given to our owner-clients are often ball-park numbers.