It might even be worth it to reach out to your contractor for a quick conversation. 

I currently own 1 SFH rental in Texas ( I live in Nevada).

That addendum also has provisions that allow the seller to do additional marketing on their own including their own yard sign, so I'm not sure what the fuss was about there - though I can tell you if you put a FSBO sign in your front yard agents driving by will blow your phone up trying to get a listing appointment with you and that's a whole other conversation.

May have a claim against the sellers.Do you live in an HOA? 

I don't think it makes sense to invest in an area where property values and replacement cost start to approach or even intersect.Milwaukee is easily missunderstood by people who don't live here. 

When I submit and offer and I believe I can find the seller, I submit to the agent, and knock on the door of the owners house later that night and have a conversation with them.

@Pradeep Prabakar Ravindran Assuming you have lived in the house for at least 3 years, you have several years to take advantage of the capital gains exclusion.

Buy a duplex as a primary and live in half for a year.

The truth is, about 99.5% of lenders who offer conventional mortgages in the US won't lend to someone who isn't based in the US, even if that person is a US citizen living abroad or works for a US company.

So, the benefit of a lower interest rate is very short-lived, and I'm forever stuck with the lost equity.