Then, products such as HELOC or 1031 exchange are not open to me as a foreigner so even though i have on paper $500k in equity I don't have a real way of tapping into it.Any ideas or suggestions what I can do now to keep growing would be much appreciated!

He can point you in the right direction.Start the conversation with the total value of investment this is regarding so a decision can be made quickly whether expending legal fees is worthwhile. 

Dont read it off a piece of paper, it will sound like you're reading it and seller will hang up.

Your numbers are simply not worth the paper they're printed on if you really need to rely on a home inspector to tell you about the property's build quality and condition.

But a licensed brokerage as you state will have E and O  there is clearly Errors and omissions here that any agent who has half a brain would have seen by personal inspection or reviewing paper work and helped steer the client away form this mess. 

Sure looks good on paper, but if you have tenants like mine...

I've warned a few people if you don't have large cash reserves are and are buying Class C in Midwest (I'm talking especially to my California friends), get ready to pay out for all the repairs and cap ex on your "cash flow on paper" properties (like I'm doing). #5 There seem to be shills for these gurus/mentors posting on the forums. 

Lawyers, just paper pushers?

If they want cash right away then they have the option of selling paper right after closing.

Our priorities in terms of market is there needs to be- anticipated economic growth (lots of tech companies are moving into Columbus),- prices need to allow us to buy in all cash (400k or less, ideally up to 300k),- we want the area to be safe (when looking into places like Dayton, OH or Memphis, TN for instance it looks like all our boxes are checked on paper, numbers wise but we realized quickly there are a lot of unsafe areas and we could have the potential for problem tenants)- yearly expenses to be relatively low (i.e. we are avoiding NYC and the tri state area, California, etc. for having extremely high taxes).Is our initial analysis on the right track for Columbus?