We had one incident where a tenant got divorced, mentally fell apart, received a dog as a gift and kept it locked in a bedroom all day.

As you probably know commercial lending on CRE is not the easiest task right now, then add all the complications to it...foreign buyer, new LLC, new bank accounts, etc and that probably cuts out a lot of lenders who will be interested.Also find out what their goals are to determine if what they want is even feasible. 

The gift that keeps on giving! 

Easiest way for most ppl to continue to do deals if wholesaling becomes illegal in your state is get your RE License.

If you don’t mind living with other people, this is the easiest way to get into REI with little capital from you. 12 months after living in the SFH or multi unit, you can then look for another property and rinse and repeat.

This feels like the easiest option, but the one with the least flexibility/back up plan.

She later remarried, paid off the mortgage and I gifted my part ownership to her and still lived there.

I asked her, "How do you typically use this gift?" 

Find the solution that is the EASIEST TO OPERATE for your guests. 

That is going to be a great start for you, and househacking is the best and easiest way to get started IMO.