Investment properties purchased in the name of an LLC obligate the LLC as borrower not the individual. 

I've been advised to set up separate LLCs for international investments and would like additional tips/advice from individuals who have done this already. 

You're in the right spot for connecting with other like-minded individuals!

It's much easier than trying to do it yourself.Tip: an individual can only have one Service Animal per disability.

Fleischer V Commission is one of several tax court cases, that limits personal service businesses (real estate agents, insurance sales man, accountants, architects, etc) from using an s-corp structure, because the services provided are by an actual individual and not provided from a corporation. 

However I am eager to learn as well network with like-minded & local individuals who can help steer me in the right direction.1.

Commercial loan may have a higher interest rate but would likely have lower fees at closing than 4 individual loans. 

This will enable you to look for a tenant in advance and reduce your vacancy after turnover.

After you have done some deals; you can start talking to high-net-worth individuals about lending you money for your deals.

@Wensheng Chen you can take the tax free gain every two years and you can do that multiple times over your life.As far as the two owners, each person can qualify individually for the $250k gain exclusion, provided each person lived in the property for 2 of 5 years as their primary residence.