What is anticipated legal costs?

The reason not to upgrade, is that you won't get that much more income for the cost of the upgrades.  

Telling sellers everything wrong with their house and justifying your offer with repair costs doesn’t build trust—it kills it.

The only reason I chimed in is a lot of folks might take this as gospel for any and all areas.

Conceptually you want to take an approach that minimizes your need to be on site - and for that reason I would advise against BRRRR.

you may have to save up until you have enough money to do so - down payment, closing costs, reserves, etc.House Hacking: What Is It, How to Start, and Strategies for Successit's a more powerful way to get started. 

We haven't event gotten our minds wrapped around cost segregation and depreciation, and our current CPA doesn’t seem to have a handle on these concepts either … 

That's why appraisers do the comparative approach and then secondarily the cost approach.So far, 100% of the time you don't get dollar for dollar back from what I've seen.

Which increases paperwork & costs for little benefit - if any.4) You'll need an entity in the US.You need to discuss all this with a qualified tax professional or attorney.- For our clients, we provide consultations with a tax attorney that handles over 300 foreigners legal & tax needs.

You might want to partner up with a friend or family member to mitigate the costs.