My spouse is very ready to get back to Spain so if it is possible to become an investor there, it is our top choice.

In Rochester, duplexes - which are becoming increasingly hard to find - are usually your best bet. 

Your local credit union is your best bet. 

Greeley is a solid choice and I have some friends and clients that invest/house hack up there.

However, I've heard this same nightmare scenario from numerous investors in a local REIA.It's a really stupid law meant to protect sub-contractors from getting screwed but it just screws someone else, the investor who already paid enough to pay everyone, instead of the person that the sub-contractor should go after... the GC.And yeah, in California, it's a safe bet to bet that a permit is required for just about anything.

I have two choices.

I also know that the best business choice is not always my personal preference. 

With contractors hard to find and materials costs still elevated well above where they were pre-pandemic, BRRRRing is not nearly as safe a bet as it once was, especially not with a ticking clock of a hard money lender.I've noticed on the podcast lately they have started saying things about "Just getting in" and "not trying to find the perfect deal", but just something that "gets you in the game"...

But I also agree that lvp is an excellent choice.

@Scott M. thanks for clarifying that is a very important distinction 1)@Landon Fillmore New lease is an ask, it's their choice to refuse..it does not hurt to ask.