You have to learn a little bit.There are ways to get into real estate with little or no money, but they require more education and financial discipline.

Since you are only doing face time viewings I am not sure of the cadence you are doing these but I would bump that up to be as frequent as possible if going physically is not feasible.

A 506b structure will require you to have an established relationship with the sponsor. 

Like many investors, investment requirements can be prohibitive to oceanfront or oceanview properties. 

I did put in all my channel descriptions "Host requires identity confirmation before check in".thanks, Paul (from VA Beach)

Doesn't that require BOTH signatures to sell? 

Doing an OOS renovation is even more challenging - you can't physically check on the property unless you fly out there frequently.

Currently, I'm in the process of setting up my entity (C-Corp/GP/LP/LLC), and I have a few questions:1) What is the required down payment, and which documents are necessary for the financing process?

You should definitely ask what he/she meant and if it's a suggestion or requirement based on the amount of properties.

If no historic use permit exists, a use change variance will be required.