I personally think one night stays are not worth the risk.

Have you started going to in-person real estate investing meetups yet? 

Bogleheads was the source of most of my formative personal finance education (for ~14 years), and it’s relevant because the SWR discussions there are typically in the 2-4% range.

I love the concept especially given the need in your market for storing things like snow machines, boats, rvs etc, but also for repair or general "fab shops".As long as you are seeing the demand in your specific market for these spaces, and perhaps its worth getting some leases signed up prior to breaking ground but thats a personal preference thing, I think the numbers look promising if the use case is there.

What do you file for this "income overseas," do you file SChedule C self employed on your personal 1040 tax returns ?

It's about being a person great mentors want to help!

I live out of state so no way to talk to a local person these days. 

I know the IRS asks about entity vs personal members and if they're foreign or not specifically on the 1065 and other tax forms. 

Hire an inspector /independent person to manage the job site for you, someone with your best interest at heart.

My lender suggested moving a multi-family from my personal name to an LLC immediately post-closing via quit claim deed.