JamesPossibly the amount of finance fees with formal pricing adjustments changed between the times of Loans for your friend, but there’s no rule that says that. 

I would like to create a formal presentation to show the investor.

I am a formal BP Pro member, and I am back to business again

At that moment, no formal agreement had been signed, and all the necessary paperwork was set to be processed today.

- Does anyone have experience working with a cross-border CPA/tax specialist who understands these issues and can advise me on how to manage US tax compliance for my Kenya Airbnb properties?

It borders LA county but is in Ventura county. 

I am also starting formal learning for RE license exam.Wanted to request some assistance in knowing good / emerging areas for my first investment property (3/4Bed) costing 100-300k with decent possible cash flow.

In comparison the deferred sales trust has no pending legal cases, has a successful Private Letter Ruling in form and substance, has had 15 IRS audits (3 formal), 2000+ closed cases, DST law firm provides audit defense at no additional cost for life of the trust, and all IRS audits were closed as no change audits.

One thing I would still recommend is a formal inspection before purchasing.

I get where your coming from but the point of an LLC is that it keeps the asset protected from all others so in a sense the holding company is just a formality for tax purposes since an s-corp would be attached.If you do a separate llc for each property without a holding company then you would have to make a separate s corp for each property which wouldn't make sense as that defeats the purpose of the s-corp thus the reason for the holding company.