They don't want you to own it and keep it as a safety concern, so you'll need to demonstrate your ability to pull it off in order to get some extension.  

Demonstrate that you intend to do a lease-option and that you believe the rent and option price to be reasonable.

What if it’s a really high paying job… a million dollar job…  you want someone  who has lots of experience… has done the job for years and a demonstrated track record of getting the job done.  

It demonstrates your personality so people get to know like and trust you before meeting you.

The facts and the circumstances that demonstrate your intent are the rule.2.

There are plenty of people on BP who have demonstrated success.

Those deals tend to be more easily found and would easily meet your 8% goal.As your post has demonstrated, there are a million ways to invest in real estate.

The key is to demonstrate an intent to return to the US, and that you have not abandoned US residency (esp, filing taxes, and returning at a minimum every 6 months).

@Rich Danielson would you be willing to demonstrate how "sharing of the profits though a mortgage" is structured and the verbiage on the note?

This is a new office, you don't chit chat about what you do so much as demonstrate you already know what you're doing, if you don't, act like it and don't talk wild investor guru stuff off the bat!