My thoughts were I would have direct access to the mls so that would give me a leg up.

All components rotted with worn finish .Unknown foundation status , with uprights set on blocks and wood.

I have access to more capital, and I want to get away from my software sales career,  I'm passionate about my own business and I'm demotivated with the pressure of what I'm doing 7-5 (this is conservative, there are 65+ hour weeks that I'm being paid OT time on....)In a nutshell, I'm making more money in my 9+years of software sales. 

Open a HELOC to access remaining equity (80% LTV), and re-invest on other assets (out of state properties, private lending, etc)In the end, you have an asset like other people mentioned above, that will continue to appreciate in the long run, and you have access to the equity to reinvest and make more profit. 

. , once we arrive in the USA ( will be living in Charlotte NC initially) , we will have NO ACCESS TO CREDIT for at least two years until we build up our credit history  in the US ( credit histories don't transfer abroad).

So this is what I have... a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home with a 2 car garage, fenced in yard, less than a block from the grade school (great neighborhood, small town).

They also use my brokers' license allowing us access to the MLS for retail selling of property and comparable information.

You need (1) access to equity capital (do not rely on being able to get debt... lenders will hate real estate again) and (2) the intestinal fortitude to pull the trigger when it seems like things could keep going down and (3) more cash than you think to hold hold hold....     

I have a prospective tenant that is a little older that does not have email/internet access and I would need to enter their info and run it myself. 

Reason I can rattle this off - we did the Freddie Mac acquisition financing on the The Rylee Ann Apartments - a 105 unit multifamily deal a few blocks northeast of the Old Wenatchee Bridge (and future Hale Park) in 2019 and have been active in the market over the years.Let me know if you ever need any market data that would help with your planning (CoStar / Yardi / REIS / Axiometrics / Appraisal), rent/sale/expense comps, entry/exit construction / bridge / takeout planning, or stabilized operating budget assistance.