You can always start off in real estate by acquiring a property as a primary residence.

They help with repairs and vendor sourcing and have resident support agents.   

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Recently in this year I sold my first home and relocated to Houston in which I purchased another primary residence.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Then of course there's the IRS this is a exert directly from the site: Federal law requires U.S. citizens and resident aliens to report any worldwide income, including income from foreign trusts and foreign bank and securities accounts.

Just get a loan broker residing in Cincinnati, pay the extra origination cost (those fees are usually buried in a lender's origination fee anyway) and find the right lender for your situation.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

I currently self manage my properties using Buildium and I love it especially the resident portal and ability to accept ACH rent payments.

My calculated cap rate is 4.73%.I just finished a full foundation up remodel on our primary residence, we owe $1.22m at 4.25% on a 30 year on the mortgage and have a private construction loan with a balance of 490k at 5% on a 20 year.