I'm currently a service member deployed several months out of the year in a foreign country and often times I've found it daunting to figure out something that'll work being that I'm away from the states and don't have connections (yet) to collaborate with.

Also ran across this data source specifically for TX which is *awesome* I think it pulls directly from the MLS:https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/data/housing-activity/#!

For a cash out refinance prior to 6 months, they are going to want you to source where the money came from - you are not using all your own money, so this could be a possible issue with lenders.

Being billingual is a big plus tooAmerica is a bit different since everyone has a different ethnic background and foreigners are as common as the air we breathe.

Zillow gets really confused when it comes to multifamily they just aren't a good source at all when it comes to that point. 

Paper Source Apr 23-25?

Lenders aren't dumb either, they are a good source of advice when they underwrite your property. 4.

People that get into it and survive usually have some other source of income to survive off for the first couple of years.

Not all realtors are good at sourcing BRRRR deals or writing multiple offers below value. 

any form of mortgage is OPM  private or conventional  so unless you create the money yourself you'll rely on someone for sourcing it