You’ll have a hard time finding a tenant to move in within the next 2 months and only stay for 1 year or you’ll have a vacant property for a year with all that entails. 

This entails building personal / working relationships with people successful in the field.

Be sure to read the PPM very closely to ensure the capital call and what that entails.

This is going to sound harsh but a low money down loan usually tells me the buyer doesn't have much money which usually entails that the transaction is much more fragile.

On their site, they assert that they will act as the applicant's co-signer/guarantor for a fee (that is paid by the applicant). 

...some of your reasoning on the first investment may entail whether you need housing, too, making a 2 to 4 unit property of interest..of course, you may need a couple of years earning history for conventional financing, so lots of time to learn and save (much more on small multifamily investing and on lending norms and options on bigger pockets, too).

If you are going to be managing your own office then you will need to know more about this including the question above, but it entails the buyer putting up securities in lieu of a check for earnest money (I think, I could be wrong, but that is how I'm reading it). 

If this is the case, exactly what does the "remediation" entail?

However signing the wrong one or making inaccurate assertions about your status (even if unintentionally) might not be a great idea.Sounds like you might need to talk to a US tax professional experienced in international tax and get this sorted out.

If you can get away with billing for water, you can install a RUBS system, but the cost upfront can be pretty high, depending on how much work it entails.