Travel time has been treated unfavorably by courts, with a few exceptions.

I would recommend starting in your backyard and hone your skills if its possible, I know some markets have an extreme HCOL which may make it unfavorable in your case.

This conveys confidence and ensures you don’t end up overpaying or taking on unfavorable terms.Negotiate More Than Just PricePrice isn’t the only factor in a deal—other terms can often be just as valuable.

Sounds like this property is better suited to be a LTR.You will likely get some unfavorable reviews about the neighborhood that may make your decision for you.

Land leases often complicate financing, limiting your buyer pool, especially if lease terms are unfavorable or the remaining lease duration is short.

Be prepared to negotiate and walk away from unfavorable terms.

That's missing the forest for the trees, but you do need to manage cash flow because if you're buying conventional you'll come across DTI issues soon and if you're buying nonQM it needs to be 1:1 ratio at minimum to be qualified without unfavorable terms. 

Before this purchase, I had two other properties under contract but had to withdraw due to unfavorable inspection results.

The problem is that US property owners have plenty of equity in their home so it's hard to see how that could happen and so the unfavorable situation in the US might not resolve itself anytime soon.

But remember that what is favorable now could come unfavorable in the future as they readjust over time.Reasons many landlords avoid vouchers include the hassle of the extra inspections, the perception of a worse tenant, and maybe the inconvenience of getting rent from two different parties.