My suggestion would be to buy with a low down payment option such as 3.5% down payment FHA or 5%  Conventional down payment for first time home buyers (if you can find this financing). 

The minimum down on a conventional investment property is 15%.

Moreover, it's getting more and more mainstream with the ineluctable rise of the digital nomads.If you go to my profile, you can find and read the many posts I wrote about international real estate investing, especially in these areas.

Many of the potential deals we run across are not suitable for conventional mortgages, you would need to pay cash or use a lender who can close quickly (hard money lender).

I am thinking a portfolio loan would be the best way to go since conventional will take too long.

I would put as little down as possible for the loan that will go conventional.

1) For a conventional loan, Yes, its pretty much the same process - DTI, Credit Score, Reserves etc.

Conventional: 4.25 - 4.75% for 70% LTVPrivate (non qm): 6.25% - 6.75% for 70% LTV

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out our way title plants are off shore and highly digitized.. and you can do a date down on the phone with your title customer service rep if your a premier client.