That's a very important subject, because if the rentals are "merely an investment activity" and "not a trade or business", then the Pass-Thru Deduction does not apply to them.For those of you who are not familiar with this deduction – you really should be.

Sounds like this would be a perfect candidate for purchasing the property subject-to his mortgage.

The instructor will be talking about seller financing and subject-to purchases.

Do you guys find more frequent success buy and holding multi or single family properties around Albuquerque?

LLC- From my understanding I'll be subject to the 30% tax withholding (on gross revenue) for NR aliens- Is this offset by the end of the tax year when I pay taxes?

She has no family and is in and out of the hospital frequently.

@Jesus Ramirez Income from wholesaling is treated as active income, subject to self-employment tax in addition to regular income tax (at ordinary rates).An LLC is one option but your entity structure should be decided after a full analysis of your situation by your CPA and attorney.

There might be a problem with any deductions if you are purchasing that subject property from a Mexican person or company. 

There are lots of threads and blogs and podcasts on the subject here.

(ie: RE attorney, Property manager)Anything else you would like to add that is relevant to the subject, by all means feel free to do so!