When we start adding in the other things, it's far more foreign, because they never bought like that.

Look, I know the whole concept of a 1031 exchnage can feel a bit like reading a foreign language at first, but trust me, once you wrap your head around it, you might never look at property taxes the same way.

I am happy to provide insight as I work extensively with foreign national investors in the US.

If you are "doing business" in CA, the LLC should register in CA as either a resident LLC or a foreign LLC. 

In spite of that, more and more foreigners visit, move to, invest and buy real estate Mexico year after year.

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.  

Quote from @Greg Miller: Quote from @Theresa Harris: BC is not very friendly to foreign buyers. 

People responded by explaining that residential mortgage lenders are looking for US-based customers, who have their residence, income and assets in the States.How do they view foreign debt?

As a foreigner it is recommended to buy tru a bank trust https://www.tulumrealty.net/Buying_In_Mexico/page_2481994.html, 

I've been intrigued by the concept of buying small businesses a la Codie Sanchez, but it seemed so foreign to anything I'm familiar with I just focused on RE.