Jurisdiction matters immensely to answer your question.  

Hi thereI'm a South African currently living in the Cayman Islands looking to get into the US market.As a non citizen / non resident I am struggling to obtain 30 year finance at decent rates in the US.I am investigating the possibility of using finance from back home to cover the cost of a unit, then refinancing in the US to squash the mortgage back home and effectively backdoor finance in the US.Does anyone have any experience with this, and have any comments in whether US banks may be more willing to provide refinancing to an already purchased asset held by a foreigner?

Any tips and advice you can give me shall be immensely appreciated.Kind regards,Clément

Edmonton Alberta CanadaI am very new to real estate and am currently renting a property through a property management  company .After doing some market research I have discovered the neighborhood I reside is rising in value quite rapidly (riverside location beautiful parks and recreational area's )Now my question to everyone (pardon my ignorance)If I wanted to approach the house owner regarding a Lease option would I try to get his information from the property management company or would I contact the property management company about wanting to lease option.I feel as though it would conflict against the property management company seeing as how they make money from me renting .Any advice would be appreciated immensely !

Most African Americans in Dallas we consider it OakCliff.

@Sabrina Mead these aren't so much real estate or business, but these have helped me immensely over the years with mindset, etc."

Doing a high-quality maintenance job by myself for a fraction of what I know I would have to pay a local tradesman (whom I am also sure would do an inferior job, sometimes an unsound job, as a matter of course to maximize his profit and minimize his time expenditure) also gives me immense satisfaction.Finally, I live in a city where outdated yet sound properties in passable locations can be had for very little money, fixed up for minimal cash outlay (as long as you do it yourself), and rented for competitive rates. 

I’m African America and it’s sad one has to think like this but I’m black and I know my appearance is gonna frighten off some older white couple, how do I avoid that?

Hi everyoneI need a reference for a business bank account for my LLC.As a non-U.S. citizen (South African/Netherlands), I am the sole member of a GA LLC, which owns a property in Atlanta.I am looking to open a bank account for the LLC (for rentals and expenses), and I was wondering whether anyone could give me a recommendation in this regard? 

You will learn and grow immensely here.