If you ever need help analyzing deals, running comps etc, let me know—happy to assist!

You do have to purchase at least as much real estate as your net sale if you want to defer all tax.TICS are generally cash deals. 

Since buyers will be putting so much consideration into the kitchen, installing new cabinets, countertops, and a nice backsplash is vitally important!

I will definitely want and need guidance, im hoping to community will be able to teach me and give me advice and pros and cons on some of these investments.

I need more adviceJust now I suddenly had an idea, the land left by the LA fire and SB-9 (SB-9 allows single-family residential lots to be split into two lots)Is this a good opportunity?

Cleveland and Dayton can be great markets for high cash flow and low purchase prices, but you need to be careful when navigating the neighborhoods so you're not buying in a D/F class area where no property managers will manage and where you'll never see any positive cash flow.

There's so much happening here! 

Ultimately, you will need to have the borrowed funds in USD and ideally in your US business entity bank account to sail through underwriting with US lenders on US properties.Caveat: the rates will likely be something like 10-12% so it would not make sense on a long-term holding, more like on a down payment on a purchase and rehab value-add project that you will eventually sell (or cash-out refinance) to pay off the borrowed funds in a few months. 

How much is it to attend these meetings?

Signing the buyers brokers agreement is only needed when you identify a property