I understand that rental payments for property owned by my SDIRA account (custodian, not LLC-type) need to be handled in an 'arm's length' fashion.

They will source the funds for your down payment which had better be in the QI's account.  2.

What is the scenario looking like as far as credit and purchase proce ?

Companies that offer Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) based on the future appraised value of a home, also known as renovation or construction HELOCs, are somewhat specialized in the lending industry.

Credit score wise, I'm assuming it's null, never having a credit card or an opportunity to build credit when I was in the US.

There is a huge difference in value.Also, your valuation of the value of the structure based on potential rent does not account for the value of land, which you are not providing. 

Tap your network - should be someone willing to make 2x more than a high yield savings account that you know.

It gets even harder for you and I because we are not local so even the smaller credit unions that I was calling, wouldn't lend to an out of stater. 

The numbers still work great as a long term rental but ever since I ran the numbers comparing the two I realized it's not as profitable as it looks on paper.For context, im in a small tertiary market (Dayton, OH) and most of my apartments are 1 bed / 1 bath with some 2 beds.Is that $300 differential inclusive of taking in account the probable higher vacancy rate of MTR?  

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