Of course there are exceptions. 

Looking to get into some smaller apartment buildings in the near future.As far as the difficulties of investing in Japan, I of course agree with everything said, but in my case I'm at near-native fluency and own and manage my own business separate from anything real estate related so even without permanent residency I've never had trouble getting a loan (except of course I can't get some govt backed ones like a primary residence mortgage) for business or investing.I'll try to get in touch with everyone local to よろしくお願いします。

Of course like all meetups there are people there who have gone every month for probably 10 years and never done a deal. 

A business line of credit through your LLC protects personal assets, builds business credit, and may allow interest deductions, but it might be harder to secure for a new LLC.

He sees me as a dreamer, and not a doer, which to his credit is kind of accurate.

Of course the broker had to be representing you as the buyer and clearly denoted on the contract..

It is easy for people to download fake W2s, ESA paperwork, etc, with a few mouse clicks and a credit card. 

Quote from @Daron Williams: I just invested in a tax deed here in texas it was a beautiful lot right on lake sam rayburn. i have it on the market for sale the only problem is you have to have two lots to build on.. i found the person that owns the lot to the right of me and there willing to possibly sale there lot the only problem is i dont have the money or the credit  to purchase it.

The "guru", to his credit, admitted that he had 4 SubTos Due on Sales called in one week.

Of course you can get discounts for having certain items FULLY updated, like plumbing.