Alternatively you could invest in crowd-sourced real estate investment like Fundrise or RealtyMogul, but those may have investment restrictions due to SEC regulations (ex: I think with Fundrise you can't invest more than 10% of your annual income if you're not an accredited investor). 

I agree that painting them are a pain but cheaper than the alternative. 

Second of all, foreign properties are required to be depreciated on ADS (Alternative Depreciation System) Check out IRS Publication 946, or just speak with your tax advisor.Now to your question.

Please note that you are obligated to pay back their 401k (regardless of the performance of your real estate investment).As an alternative to taking the loan, you could even purchase the investment property directly using funds in your Solo 401k (assuming you select a Solo 401k plan provider which allows you to invest in real estate).

An alternate route I haven't considered.

Looks like the passive nature of the DST is working for him just fine :)

Final alternative is just move here and buy the best property in the best location your money can buy.

The home uses 2 natural gas heaters (dyna-glo 3000 BTu), house was built in 1950 (older homes used these gas heaters as a heat source in the area) and is in the upperclass area where newer homes have been built and continue to be built ( which newer homes have central heat) , I just had the appraisal come back to the lender is saying that “” Appraisal stated The heaters aren’t normal for the area this is a comparable item The subject property doesn’t exist the area and/or comps used” so the underwriter won’t approve the refi , what do you guys think my next move should be?

Running the generator on the hydrogen thus produced and replacing the Natural Gas used in the home or business just makes sense.

I'll add freedompop to my list of alternatives to checkout.