She's also not too tech savvy (neither am I), and doesnt know how to research this stuff very well online - especially for her country.We are looking for help to acquire a short term mortgage to secure our retirement home.

I'd like to share with you what I've been seeing and discovering recently about this investment opportunity I am considering. 

Even if you assume a 30% tax rate on a 15% return you should generate close to 10.5% after-tax return, which is greater than the 9.5% borrowing cost and 8.3% opportunity cost of keeping the funds in the retirement account.

You can learn a lot if that is available before even making an offer.Also if you can figure out the name of the HOA a lot of times you can find the HOA website online by googling it.

Maybe, just maybe, you can hang around long enough to say no to enough songs, to enough opportunities, you reach the rare air of becoming expert in a certain niche, industry, market and skill.

The duplex has been hanging on the market for a while, likely to the aforementioned leases being in place.My questions are: Would this be an opportunity you would look into buying, and why?

Otherwise, you are going to be an interview victim on American Greed (or, more likely, simply invested in mediocre or poor opportunities...or investments that don't align with your goals and criteria).

Fingers crossed, I should be OK after selling it and be ready for another opportunity, but we shall see.Lessons Learned:1) Fully understanding the financing of the deal and be liquid BEYOND money down/closing costs.

I will do online banking so long as they can handle my rental property break downs.

Acquired on the market, this 4-unit rental needed a full remodel, creating a perfect BRRRR opportunity.