Since i will be most likely in Germany for the next 5-10 years i wanted to start the process now (deals, german laws, etc.).

They can verify your eligibility for the VA IRRRL and guide you through the process without the risk of dealing with potential scams.If you have more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.

I am exclusively dealing with Section 8 and military tenants.

They find and fix the deals and we sign the checks.The idea was amazing for people whose time is completely eaten up by our employers, looking for a way to create retirement with rental income.However, that is not at all what he did.In reality, he found the crappiest oldest homes ( more like death traps), that no other knowledgeable investor would touch, and upsold them to us for $20-50K more than they were worth, lied about the numbers, and charged us for repairs he never did.

My out-of-state clients love it here because there are still deals that are positive cash flowing, meet the 1% rule and has tons of appreciation.

However, I have seen just a single deal in that same time, where a subject to could have benefited the seller.

How about a management company to handle all these for liability purposes.If we decide to go with a series LLC structure for our real estate investing, where should our management company (to deal with tenants, manage rent, deals with expenses, etc) will fall into?

I would not do any seller financing or lease to own deals as you don't want to end up with that home all beat up in five years on a default.Sell to cover your investment and if you can squeeze out a little more- great. 

Hello, I am new to real estate investing and I have a tentative verbal deal on a pre-market lake property that I would eventually like to make my retirement home (10 years or so).

Marketing, management, deal underwriting are all very different.