There are some new programs and ways for investors to save money. 

There are a few possible programs out there for first time home-buyers that will assist with your down payment as well.

If people own a cabin that is zoned to allow STRs, then they are going to rent them via an STR program. 

I’d suggest reaching out to Horry County directly to ask if they have any abatement programs to potentially reduce your property tax.

Can I qualify as a First Time Home Buyer and utilize FHA or similar programs?

There's pluses and minuses to each choice....For Financing, the HML here in the states always drop and restart their Foreign National Programs. 

Additionally, I’m partnering with a friend where we then can take advantage of a first-time homebuyer program, but we’re unfamiliar with the available options in Charlotte.Your guidance and expertise in helping us find suitable properties and navigate these programs would be greatly appreciated.

Are you mainly partnering with local municipalities and grant programs and then bringing in a lender? 

To add to the humor, I skiptrace the guy, I think he has more court cases against him than the weekend warrior training program /guru who has around $2M in judgments against him that he probably just took his weekend course from - because its comical that after this guru holds his course every new investor comes out of the wood work with the same facebook and email campaign that they have been teaching for the past ten years.. 

Does anyone know of an online insurer that will write specified actual value policies that would allow me to choose the actual value that is adequate for my program?