keep in mind as a non us resident your exempt from the accredited investor rules .. so syndication could be a nice play for a portion of your funds.. choose wisely though

It can be done, but if there is significant equity in the property that money will be used to pay back the creditors first (minus the exempt portion), so there isn't a whole lot of motivation for a debtor to do so.

This portion of the note reads that the lender "MAY" call the note due if the ownership changes. 

She isn't pulling any money out by refinancing but has easily been able to save money by only paying a small portion of her mortgage which will pay for another 3.5% down payment on house 2.

Just want to see some viewpoints on such a vital topic

I understand Jesse's opinion on buyers needing a win, however I'm not convinced it applies to ACs in FL (particularly the Southern portion) because that's pretty much at the forefront when buying.

Also, who has a great spreadsheet for managing just the rehab portion (billing, materials cost etc).

You can also claim similar portion of your home value as depreciation.

I am still in the knowledge portion of the process but don't want to over analyze and stay here too long.

Further, as you make mortgage payments (or ideally your tenants make your payments for you) a portion of every payment builds further equity.