and if we or she is not happy with her portion, so we just wasted so much time and now are in a rush to find a different tenant before the inspection will expire ????

Complete waste of energy to show unfinished properties and worse, it could cause you to lose someone who may have actually bought the finished product.Perhaps with the demand you have there and the reputation you've built, you have a better opportunity to use that strategy to find renters.

Additionally, that incorporated US entity could then go out of its way to have zero (or minimal) earnings, either by making additional principal payments on existing debt, or by purchasing additional properties.Once a "beachhead" has been established in the US, it seems wise to use the proceeds from that initial property to reinvest in the local real estate market, thereby side-stepping some of that foreign exchange frictional cost.

Then, become an expert in that market, and then invest in that market.Unless you have an unlimited supply of time and funds, don't waste you time and money in an area that won't work.  

I just don't want to waste time contacting brokers to always find out there is something wrong.

Is it having a significant impact by inflating prices, or is it fairly minimal?

I know most of you would tell me I should be pre qualifying leads before actually wasting my time to go to the property, but I wanted the experience of walking through houses, learning to build rapport and improve my sales skills.

Now of course I don't want to waste my draws BUT I'm looking at actively using the HELOC so that should take care of not having to pay the annual fee.

You must eliminate your personal debt after this is accomplished as it's an incredible waste of resources.

I also do not do crazy low ball offers or do other things that waste time.By the way, if you do not have an agent that will rebate commission like in example 1, I would suggest finding one.