Hey there - we are looking to invest in a couple vacation rental properties in Athens as part of the Greek Golden Visa program.

I plan on going to sign up with Book Boon to do some more self studies.

2) Agent calls about fixer-uppers BEFORE they hit the market.Challenge will be getting them at the right price, w/o insulting the agent.If you have the time or funds to hire someone to do it for you, suggest you setup Constant Contact or similar program to send monthly reminders to agents about:1) Your repair services that save deals2) Post 1-3 success stories with quotes from agents you helped - because they all know each other3) That you are looking for fixer-uppers, with some loose buy-box parameters (don't be too restrictive or you won't get deal exposure)You can then add every agent you encounter.It will take 3-6 months, but will eventually snowball if you do good work.

To find the plan that best suits your financial condition and investing goals, investigate both private money and house flipping choices.

We planned on using this as a STR and were expecting 50% occupancy.  

Maybe some specialty programs exist for prefab homes or a custom ADU builder might have his own lender partner they could refer you to... but unless you yourself are an experienced home builder with a track record in ground-up construction, you're basically looking at a hard money or a HELOC.

In my experience, short term rental managers charge the most, followed by room by room, followed by longer term management.There may be an opportunity for you to do this yourself if you plan to continue living in the home.

Did you tell the owners that you plan to not occupy the place?

However, I have an actionable plan set into place now, with the monetary means to set my plan into action.

One of my favorite programs can finance property values down to $75,000 - however, I've had exceptions granted for clients with lower values as long as the loan amount stays above $50,000.