I would suggest finding an investor friendly agent who has PM and GC contacts that can make the process very seamless for you. 

I would be interested to hear what was the opinion of the CPA who suggested that both of you can qualify.

Simple as that.

I would suggest you talk with a few accountants you can trust.

My plan is to request the "nota simple" for each of them to get the name of the owner(s).

Your mentor has needs; try to meet them and develop a mutually beneficial relationship.A mentor can benefit your growth, but it's not as simple as one post on a forum full of strangers.

As simple as it sounds first thing to do is realize this will not get better, and faces a good chance of getting worse.

Pretty simple math or am I missing something in your logic?

Something simple but modern.

If you are going to invest remotely, I suggest narrowing down the regions/markets you are would like to invest in, then take each step of due diligence to figure out what that market offers, any downsides to not being local, etc.