Also have seen a couple realtors, recently, list houses slightly below market value to make the quick commission, which has a negative impact on the comparables for the short term, which is why I am looking into the lease option approach. 

Of course it would be nice to avoid that traffic altogether, but a comparable property in Brooklyn would be double or even triple in cost so it’s something to think about. 

I see that you live here as well, and I'm happy to have a coffee and compare notes...maybe you know different people.  

Would i be able to put 10%, 20% down and then work with a traditional lender to handle the rest?

I have few properties that I recently bought with all cash, for roughly $1 million, the appraisal came at $1.5 million. So what would be my best strategy to cash out?I talked with some bank, they will lend 75% of the ...

For example I have two houses right now that are high equity where a second would be safe compared to the equity position.

That in itself is an advantage over a traditional tenant who pays monthly.

complicated escrow or the traditional way

Spending 10x on rehab compared to PP would be way too risky for me.

I would like to start investing in a few properties in the US but have been having difficulties getting financing from traditional channels.