Market research, local expertise, networking, property management, financial planning, potential legal and tax ramifications, risk management, and long-term vision are important factors to take into account.

Define your investment goals, including target market, desired cash flow, investment timeline, and risk tolerance.

There just isnt enough traffic or incomes in some small towns to support flips of justify the risk. 

What should we do: wife and I are potentially taking an international rotation to Europe.

From my perspective as a potential buyer or a real estate agent who represents a buyer, what I am looking for from my wholesaler partners is that they bring me deals that fit our buy box consistently, always disclose everything they know and can close deals on time.

This place has great potential to be renovated into a unique, boutique motel.How do I go about forecasting financials and exploring funding? 

However you need to remember if it takes 2 years to foreclose you will have about $3,000 in legal fees and 2 years worth of new taxes and water bills, and potentially fines, that you will have to catch up also.

My partners and I have a property that would cash flow right when we buy it and of course there is potential to possibly almost double monthly rents.

Your bringing into your home potential problems and/or opportunities. 

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.