Definitely open an LLC if you haven’t done so already and once you have a couple under your belt, you will have lenders lining up for your business.

Check with an SEC attorney to learn where this line is drawn.

After spending 25 years as a Software Engineering and Product leader, I’m now exploring the world of real estate investing (REI) and looking forward to learning from all of you.My goal is to leverage my current investments and savings to build a real estate portfolio that will eventually allow me to transition away from my current career.

Oregon saw it that way as well.. many folks got cease and desist using guru on line training techniques this just formalizes the activity and levels the playing field and gives both buyers and sellers a mechanism to get out of deals and or have a regulator step in..

Katee, take the feedback... and thanks for the "tenant" that was poorly vetted and immediately stopped paying and now I have to evict after 1 month... just another in a long line of failures on your part... 

I flew there and walked the house, looked pretty turnkey rental grade): $1029 GFCI outlets, downspouts and guards, drywall, paint, bathroom vent$4615 (new AC unit since unit was stolen before tenant moved in, didn't file insurance claim because didn't want my premium to go up) $600 (water line, gas line, P trap)$60 lawn mowing$112  thermostat repairMy opinion is that Class C is better for local investors who are on site and know how to do repairs and self manage.

I think my line of thought is correct.2nd and very few investors realize this.. but lets say you have a wholesale deal and your buying it for 100k and the wholesalers contract is 50k and there is a 50k assignment fee..

Depending on your credit score in the US and credit trade line history, you could put as low as 25% down.

Moreover, the government has made it very clear that it wants to attract foreign investment and a measure like that would be totally counter-productive and downright dangerous and negative for the country and it's the economy.

It could be some sort of skill set for renovations, design for furnished rentals, specific market knowledge, owner occupied loan products for a house hack, etc.