I am hoping it makes my offer more attractive in a highly competitive real estate market.

Time and energy are your competitive advantages currently.

Seriously....showing problems with my rent collection to the world is not an advantage; rather, it would give my competition knowledge that I am struggling and might have to sell at a loss. 

Hint... it's all about the demographics.2- Understanding the demand, the competition and the financials3- Positioning your RAL home so that you are full Gene

Less competition is quite a benefit.

If you can get up to 20% down - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the local banks will be able to be competitive on rate and interest only.

Your competition is likely sleeping or scared right now.

They are in horrible condition so less competition.  

If used correctly, it will keep all of the small crappy reservations from being able to book you spot, (they will book your competition instead).

Some others (France for example) apply taxation on global income, with tax treaty only insuring there is no double taxation (you still pay the highest possible tax).In the case of France, owning houses directly or through a fiscally transparent LLC results in your having to maintain a set of accounts for the IRS, and then another set of account for the french tax authority, following french rental income rules.This means that it makes sense to own directly a house from Hong Kong, whereas owning a property for a french beneficiary is best done through an opaque entity (i.e., an entity that has its own accounts and files for tax separately).