I'm happy to help answer any questions about real estate investing in College Station.

How different is it investing in Spain from the states?

Since the loan on the house will need to be payed off before construction begins, it means the new loan will be solely under my Dad's name- and since he will not reside in the property, it is now seen as an investment property.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I am just looking for others who may have experience with this type of investing and if in your opinion is it worth potentially floating the house for almost a year until next school year?

hard money can only be used for investment unless its a departing bridge in most cases 

I have 80k to use for real estate investing.

Hey guys, I’m just getting started on my real estate investing journey.

In my life outside of real estate, I worked in Information technology where I have participated in the creation of open source software as well as documentation published under creative commons. lots of license thinking to borrow from.It has always felt wrong to attempt to monetize everything associated with real estate investing.

kudos to you for pursuing a real estate career despite the challenges you're facing—it's a great step toward your goal of investing in properties and flipping them.