If a foreign investor is in the U.S. frequently or for extended periods, they could meet the criteria for this test and potentially face U.S. taxation on their worldwide income.

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You may have a skill-set that could be helpful in partnering with someone in either long or shorter term projects, or if you have some funds, you could go completely passive and be a limited partner on a larger deal and let those who have the time and skills manage the project actively.More important is starting to network with local investors and get to know your market, your players and find out who is doing a good volume of work in the area you might be interested in- (multi-family long term holds, fix and flips, etc).

Posting on random/obscure booking sites will probably only account for 1% of overall bookings. and the vast majority will come from the big players (Airbnb, VRBO, etc). 

Some investors thrive in this type of market knowing they will have strong equity growth as regulation tends to lead to fewer players, fewer available rentals and therefore higher prices (rents and property value).

You need to ensure you don't get into a situation where the US is taxing your worldwide income, though in CA there are tax credits to avoid double tax its still not ideal

The house would be considered a capital asset, so to be conservative, I would estimate 20% of the gain for tax, plus an additional 3.8% for the net investment income tax if your total adjusted gross income (worldwide) is over 250k.

Its a do not hate the player hate the game, but the GP does not have to sign up for a Mezz loan it was done at their choice.

In my area it's a mix of boutique local commercial shops and the big national players.