Again even if you have great credit as you start to add more credit cards, mortgages, auto loans to your credit you can also be viewed as "High risk" due to Excessive trade lines in credit or higher DTI - debt to income ratios. 

I am seeing interest rates start in the mid 6% range for foreign nationals here in Florida.

Beginning your real estate investing journey with a 2-4 unit property is a great way to get started.

Are you set on starting with a larger property, or would you be open to beginning with something smaller to build experience?

Follow the lease and the laws in your state and start the eviction process.

when will you start to "profit"? 

I start the eviction process 11 days after rent is due.

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Then the remaining profits get distributed at whatever split you both agree to...I often see it start at 25/75 (75 to the person in your position) and then maybe increase it to 40/60 or 50/50.It would really help if you could provide some numbers on your deal. 

My goal is to rent it out to start generating some cash flow.I’m planning to remodel the kitchen soon, and once that’s done, I’d like to move out to make the apartment available for renters.