People responded by explaining that residential mortgage lenders are looking for US-based customers, who have their residence, income and assets in the States.How do they view foreign debt?

They typically require a higher down payment and come with slightly higher interest rates, but they streamline the process for investors with nontraditional income.Finally, for long-term scalability, you might want to connect with lenders specializing in expat or foreign income borrowers.

Owning properties through LLCs in their respective states avoids the need to register a foreign LLC, which adds costs and administrative requirements.If you plan to acquire properties across multiple states, you could create a parent LLC in Florida and have individual property-specific LLCs (child LLCs) in each state.

There are also a lot of foreign investors looking to park cash since US real estate is considered very safe on a global scale.

classic scam.to the OP  google Ingrid Robinson /  American greed   / Remington financial she took those guys down and its worth watching how they work.. the foreigners are on to it.. so anything with even slightly bad English is a huge red flag and 100% fraud.this guy looks more Russian than Kiwi to me.. 

A lot of the US market - housing, stock, treasuries, etc - is basically a legal money-laundering location for honest or ill-gotten gains in the rest of the world, because the markets are open to foreigners and as close to a guaranteed safe haven as can be found.

I know the IRS asks about entity vs personal members and if they're foreign or not specifically on the 1065 and other tax forms. 

As you probably know, California includes all foreign immigration - both legal and illegal to boost the numbers.

If you are "doing business" in CA, the LLC should register in CA as either a resident LLC or a foreign LLC. 

I am happy to provide insight as I work extensively with foreign national investors in the US.