The other home had some things that were better than ours and visa versa.

Or ranchers would come and take them away and use them for migrant workers. 

Do you intend to come on a tourist visa and either buy and hold or flip properties? 

(Credit one, first  premier, etc) Stick with Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover)

If he has visa and work in USA he can buy this property under conventional loan.

There are some "investor" visa categories (as there are for the US), but usually looking at a high six or low seven figure USD amount to make it a go.

Someone applying for a half dozen credit cards a month is signaling to the FICO algorithm that they are probably on a downward spiral and putting rent & car payments on the Visa.- Smaller loan amounts have higher rates.

I am here in the US on a H1B work visa and I want to know if it is legal for my to invest in real estate, rent out houses and earn a passive income from it?

Yes it's market and sunb market dependantSome areas a 1/1 might actually be desireable... for instance if thers a lot of young migrant worker class millenealsA 2/2 obv could be more desireable y young couples and married etc... a lot of other factors tooSo it's about truly knowing your market, comps, etc. 

I had offered a suggestion on a 'Visa' gift card due to its flexibility in spending locations, but I still feel like there is no 'character and personality' in that gift.What are some your suggestions or gifts of thanks that you have given or done in the past with some of your clients and customers?