Do you think local lenders would prefer doing commercial / apartment buildings as opposed to single family houses for foreigners who buy through a new U.S. corporation with no credit but plenty of equity?

So the answer to the original question from the concensus is that your home can be an "investment" leaving out "the why you buy aspect" and only considering the appreciation value over a length of time to build equity and choice of area makes a big difference between a "good investment" and a "bad one".

Owning that many rentals, I prefer to have a group of them in one location, i.e. apartment complex.

I prefer the lease option route for a number of reasons but mostly to try to avoid the normal turnover you get with regular tenants.

If they don't have a lender of choice we can recommend but we can't dictate.

However the choice of properties is limited :( Another option is FHA loans, but those are for owner-occupied properties only, and there is a limit of one FHA per person usually.

I prefer the low end homesas I can usualy flip these to investors pretty fast.Lisa :lol:

They often prefer brown and gray everything, with a big garage, a shed, a sprinkler system and a privacy fenced back yard for barbeques and lounging in private.

First lien notes secured by real property are usually preferred by most investors.

Truly the choice is yours, if you give up because of the lack of funds you will simply never fulfil your dream!