Down payment funds just can't be from a unsecured loan (personal loan/credit card).

Can do it but will need legal assistance due to the Alien Business Law that prevents foreigners from owning > 49% of the business or property.  

A licensee has infinite more liability than a lay person.

(They have the deferred maintenance you'd expect after a fixed income senior lived in them for several years, plus smokers, pets)So how do I turn 5 straggling houses into a proper real estate portfolio and well-managed rental business? 

The other option is if you can do a lot of the work yourself and know all the trades and can trade business with them.   

Personally I think it can be done online.

Hi,Checking if anyone has any recommendations on how to go about setting up llc and how it impacts personal loans for the same.

I would recommend Mike right now, as he is battling liver cancer and could use any new business possible to help him out with his expenses.  

Most HML lenders cap at 75k-100k minimum (with some going as low as 50k but I personally don't know one that can do 30k).

@Derrek J HooymanI'd personally wait til after the tenant moves out again so that you have a clean slate to work from.I feel like value add recommendations have to come from you or your realtor...aka someone who has seen the property and ran the numbers.