After all, anything other than that is a gamble.

Let the C-corp build equity and reputation.The C-corp is owned off-shore and is capitalized, (not loans, so funds flow in one direction only and minimizes double taxation).

Many don't lend in Las Vegas, guess they ain't the gambling type :0)

If you are OK with that gamble, go for it, and I hope that everything works out (which it does more often than it does not).

I used a dedicated Google Voice number, although for even greater anonymity I would suggest an offshore voip service.

And all of your agents, brokers, etc. who are around you and earning money off of this decision will key on this emotion to close you.So I think the key is to take a bit of that money and gamble it--just to see your emotional response.

It's a gamble in any case and I recommend working with an agent that knows the seller well and knows how to submit offers with success!

Has anyone incorporated their real estate business off-shore at a 'tax haven' island to get around the US taxation?

I have a functioning Canadian corporation that will hold the Promissory Notes and act as the 'off-shore' lender.

How would you invest a million dollars to net a $100,000 income a year without gambling and taking too much risk?