In that situation, I personally would not be investing in direct real estate at all.If I wanted exposure to a foreign real estate market, I would invest passively and hire a manager that has years more experience than I could ever hope to gain, and whose job is to supervise and watch everything and make sure that it goes well.Just my $0.02.And whatever you decide to do: good luck.

Owning properties through LLCs in their respective states avoids the need to register a foreign LLC, which adds costs and administrative requirements.If you plan to acquire properties across multiple states, you could create a parent LLC in Florida and have individual property-specific LLCs (child LLCs) in each state.

I know the IRS asks about entity vs personal members and if they're foreign or not specifically on the 1065 and other tax forms. 

I mean they get done but its so foreign to what I am used to.

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. 

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.  

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

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