The key to it all is maintaining corporate filings and documents, both with the state and internally with the LLC itself, and to document the entire structure with an LLC agreement that is specific to real estate and is not just a generic LLC agreement that you can find online.

If you're looking into commercial or multiple properties, you'll be out of luck.American lenders, mostly, don't cater to international investors.

From there, ask if he doesn't mind your reaching out from time to time for advice, or even ask him to be an unpaid intern to help his business.

I have actually been able to handle the property management of these larger MFs internally, saving me more costs. 

With a potential career in medical devices (interning at Stryker this summer) I want to be strategic about my real estate investing when I start working full-time in January.

I also found a lender that would work with international investors however the 30% down is another conversation.

International travelers?

She is working, I am currently not, but our total household income is 150 % of median in our area, 50 % of which (as of a month from now), will be disposable.We both love our careers: me an international lawyer, she a nurse...

Each community restrictions and how the government works internally is different.

Torx look like a six pointed star and allen screws are an internal hex-six sided.