Sub to also if you're sophisticated enough and can legally protect yourself from risks of purchasing that way (due on sale clause).As far as a market goes, I'd investigate LakeLand, FL.

You just have to be ready to act promptly to get your first look and determine whether it bears more investigation or a pass.

If you're not serious, and wasting your realtors & the home sellers time, then yes, that's disrespectful...However, if your are ready to make an offer after you clarify the design & costs with your contractor, I don't see a problem with it...As a home seller, I would rather have a buyer do a 2nd showing than accept a preliminary offer contingent on inspections with a 10-14 day inspection period and then have the buyer walk away...The 2nd showing only wastes 1 hr of my time, but a buyer that walks after inspections costs me 10 to 14 days!..

To find out if a place has these laws, talk to local property managers.The metro areas that remain are the ones to investigate further.If you follow the above process, your odds of selecting a location that will get you off and keep you off the treadmill are very high.

Up to what point would u.s. authorities investigate such origin of funds? 

I didn’t realize that that was the best way to go, but will certainly be looking to investigate those options on my next deal.

My very preliminary understanding is I will get better returns over the long term putting money into real estate than I’d likely get from the stock market (including the tax incentives, appreciation, etc.). 

Have them to investigate your payment hopefully you get a response and they should be able to tell if your payment has been cashed as well! 

Someone requesting seller financing with a very small down payment like this should throw up a red flag for you that is, at a minimum, worthy of much deeper investigation.

Tax rates on royalties can depend on your country’s tax laws and any applicable international treaties.I know, I know, there are many different “types of income”, not all my favorite, but I listed them to illustrate just how many income streams you can investigate and use to set you free.My core favorites fall under “Passive Income”.