I am not a big money investor either, just a regular guy trying to expand my rental portfolio.My main question is, does anyone on BiggerPockets have experience with foreign investing in the US.

Hello, I am a foreign national that will start an RE investment company in the US in partnership with a US friend from Stanford Business School with great credit.

but some peopleHate gas because they consider it dangerous (get that a lot with foreign buyers).

Would for sure get legal and CPA involved in this discussion, as it can have legal and tax implications.For the sake of general info though... on the basic end for what you're describing you could do a foreign qualification in Illinois, which at a base level means that you're operating in the state, but headquartered elsewhere.

Ive decided to look out of state and homes i can purchase cash or 50% down and seller carried finance and or local lender/ hard money lender for foreign national to buy and hold.  

Hyperinflation sends the value of the currency plummeting in foreign exchange markets.

I have partners, they are foreign citizens.

@Raphaël C.I think the first step would be to speak to an accountant that works with foreign investors and start getting your entity and tax strategy setup.

Interested in connecting with a CPA that may give advice if a self-directed IRA is required to create a foreign business in the state of Indiana for investments?

You have Portuguese and foreign people there that invest in Portugal, personally I'm a mortgage broker (intermediário de crédito) here and work with a lot of foreigners and people like you guys.