Financing Options with No Job

[Chauncey Glenn]

Hello Invester Friends,

I am living abroad in South Korea. I have two options and questions: 

1. Upon completion of my teaching contract, I’d like to return to the U.S. to purchase a small multi family home in Buffalo or Atlanta. 

How would I go about public (bank) financing with out having an immediate job? I do have U.S. working history, a college degree, on par credit and some savings.

2. I’d like to purchase a home in the U.S. while still living and working abroad, granting a parent, with Power of Attorney. 

Could I use my foreign income to purchase a home in the U.S. if I gave someone Power of Attorney?

Thanks,

Chauncey