Im wondering if anyone has any contacts for borrowing money at a reasonable rate against property in the USA for use in repairs etc?I have 5 unencumbered properties at around $500k value and dont need much more than s...

Over $1T formerly held in foreign banks has been repatriated back to the US.

My biggest concern in foreign countries is political stability.

I'm not a big FB fan so I don't know about that.https://www.greenbacktaxservices.com/blog/expat-taxes-explained-filing-taxes-as-american-living-australia/Is Foreign Income Taxed Within Australia?

@Michael Lyons Search the web using keywords foreign financing or loan or mortgage, outside, international, US loan for canadian or where you're from etc.

If you don't at least register the AZ LLC as a foreign entity in Ohio, the Ohio courts may not offer you the protection of an LLC.

The properties in Ohio seem really good, but long distance investing is extremely foreign to me.

Foreign (NV) LLC that is registered in Ohio.

For real estate, foreign investment could go away or dramatically reduce.

Keep in mind you may have to pay a foreign withholding tax on any earnings when investing in US stocks as a Canadian.