I would open an LLC establish an EIN, open a business checking account with major FDIC bank. 

It is rural, so the water would drain only onto my land.So some counties in many states regulate how you deal with draining of human used water.

Because it is not regulated industry like other loan types.

As the dust continues to be stirred and slowly settles I believe regulators are going to be stepping in and really getting things under wraps as people have treated the past few years like the wild west.

If there is landscaping that you can add where, once established while you live there, requires very little maintenance and water, then do that.

But something just did not add up with those guys ( and they were AZ based and slick as all get out) But to easy to approve me just send 10k for due diligence. only somewhat related but BiggerPockets really needs to acknowledge a new category of lender that falls in the Non-QM space (any mortgage thats not qualifying under the Agency QM rules - including DSCR lenders but also many established non-bank lenders that focus on pretty standard mortgage products that are part of the established Secondary Market and Finance Infastructure). 

Sounds like she's already an established landlord so conventional lenders should be counting the income from each property she buys right away.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

I could just not allow myself to spend the $1000 to join into the "girl click" that she has established. 

Does he have any established US credit?