You can’t truly win in real estate investment (any property type) until you have an established acquisition pipeline.

The line of credit should be less costly to establish and should have a lower interest rate.

Hit up with some of the BP peeps on here and see if you can find a CONUS mentor to work with.Since you seem to be overseas now, perhaps you could pick your city that you will be moving to and establish relationships and research deals there.

I would also establish yourself on here better.

I would think the initial difficulty would be offsetting the LLC's capital unless it was already pre-established, is that correct?

It was recommended that I start building a relationship with a bank that offers acquisition lines of credit -- even if I don't qualify currently, so that in the future it may be available and I've established that relationship.

"Wali says his properties see a lot of “anti-establishment” foodie millennials who seek under-the-radar areas that haven’t been displayed on their Instagram feed.

I'm not sure how realistic it is to expect a realtor to be able to help with that (repair values) but having accurate comp sales and rentals for a property is paramount to establishing a property's value and well within reasonable expectations.I look back 6 months (no more) and look at what has sold and also what is listed for sale (both sales and rentals).

When we establish minimum requirements for screening new tenants, it is to reduce the chance that a tenant will be a problem and to reduce the chance they will default in paying their rent.

Line of credit could be made after the LLC. is established but you should be able to document the $35k in the personal account and just transfer the necessary amount before closing.