I’m curious as to the strategies that are recommended to ensure I’ve covered all my bases in the process.

They're not going to waste their time helping foreigners knowing that many will end up not buying.I'm happy to refer you to my lawyer once you have found a property but it's better that you choose one in the region and province you're going to invest in as there could be "legal" differences pertaining to you.On another note, it's important that you realize that strategies that work in the US might not work in Spain and financing is different so you might want to figure out first if that works for you first to make sure you don't waste time and money unnecessarily.Hope this helps.

I did Seller Financing for a business I purchased.We did their price and did a 2% Down Payment with Terms that we called "Step Up" we started with a low monthly payment but every 12 months we increase the monthly payment too.

I started a little before you and did pretty well until notes started becoming more expensive and difficult to find, and then I switched to other strategies.

You can either send them a letter, or go up and knock.Now, you may or may not have been aware of all these strategies, but what's really important is that the point I'm emphasizing is HUSTLE.

.) - Many residential lenders now offer 'business loans' or DSCR (debt service coverage ratio loans) from 5-8-10 units.

We struggle with this too on a strategy.

While it's always best to have a plan for how you are going to execute your exit strategy BEFORE you get started, if you're like me and just jump in you could easily find yourself wondering how to execute this plan if your initial plan runs into problems.BP is full of great advice on refinancing and if you just post that is what you're looking for, the vendors will come out of the woodwork. 

I guess my dilemma is the strategy to get to that point.

My strategy is to invest in markets with strong future appreciation potential and areas where population has been consistently growing with some cash flow.