Generally with foreign nationals, if there is little to no credit history there are ways to use alternative tradelines. 

They might have leads on properties or alternative solutions that could work for you.6.Financial Planning:Given the potential delays, ensure that your financial planning accounts for the extended timeline.

Alternatively, (and I don't know Milwaukee):"Milwaukee is a great place to buy.  

For the bottom of the commercial market, properties not deemed worthy of Loopnet, a lot of driving around, using Cagis or similar GIS databases to get owners' name and addresses, and putting notes and business cards in doors is an alternative to Loopnet (I don't know about Crexi).

Plus if you do not have a well established team to get your project finished up before the end of the summer selling season, you may not get the return you were expecting as holding costs and declining values are eating profits.Option 2 sounds like a safer bet, but yes you will have to cover some expenses and may have to carry the property with your own cash until rent prices appreciate enough over the years to cover your mortgage payments. 

Camarillo is interesting because not only do you have the outlets, but you also have CSU Channel Islands and you are a less expensive alternative to areas like Thousand Oaks. 

It seems that I will likely need a decent down payment to get a cash flowing rental property.What alternatives do I have to raise money for the down payment?

The need for money got me thinking of alternatives and it’s good to see others have tried tapping into savings for real estate as well.

A better and cheaper alternative is to put the paid-off property into a land trust.

I am not sure its the rate of return that entices them all the time, I generally think they simply do not understand the risks and or do not have deal flow to find the safer 1st position loans given the smaller amounts of money that they have to invest..