Down payment/ financing may be a moot point if your are foreign.  

I specialize in getting foreign investors started in Dubai and work with seasoned local companies who handle everything from start to finish.

I wonder if your borrower’s lawyer explained that if they move their LLC, they must still register as a foreign entity in the state where the property is located to defend against any actions you might bring.

Greetings, finding a business/real estate lawyer that will actually return calls or emails has been taxing so I decided to post here to get the advice from all the gurus. Spouse and I are small time real estate invest...

Day) should certainly be brought into question.Kevin your sitting over in a foreign land and not really knowing what trolling is .. but it its sharing a strongly held opinion based on 20 years of funding over 2,000 turn key properties in 12 markets... well then I guess that's what I am doing..

In my experience in foreign countries, there is often less consumer protections/ no central MLS or licensing/ greater risk to the principals, much more red tape, and overall higher transactions costs than here so it's important to look at the whole picture not just the commish %.

Buying real estate is NOT a foreign affair to anyone from any country.

I also noticed that tenants who are on DHS scheme usually have a higher turnover (e.g move in and out rather quick).As a foreigner, I have to rely everything on the property managers.

If you plan on self-managing the properties, then you’ll likely need to register each LLC as foreign entity in state of CA and pay franchise tax for each one.

It is mostly acts like a foreign currency today and that might require currency conversion beforehand to find any same day US dollar value.