In spite of that, more and more foreigners visit, move to, invest and buy real estate Mexico year after year.

@Phil Petite Forming an LLC in Tennessee is recommended if your rental properties are located there, as it simplifies legal compliance, avoids the need to register as a foreign LLC, and aligns the LLC with Tennessee's laws for property management and tenant disputes.

You mentioned that if I create an LLC in AL, I don't need to create a foreign LLC in CA.

As a foreigner it is recommended to buy tru a bank trust https://www.tulumrealty.net/Buying_In_Mexico/page_2481994.html, 

While I don’t suggest that the smaller type investor purchase and utilize “exotic” vehicles like foreign asset protection trusts, family limited partnerships with outside controls, or Byzantine or convoluted maze of ownership entities, the more simple strategies of using Series LLCs, self directed retirement plans, and paying off their home mortgage to the extent of the Federal BK homestead exemptions can insure that a plaintiff attorney never even considers going after them.  

Your foreign made you deposit.2.  

The downside is they usually come with higher interest rates and shorter loan terms.Partnerships or Co-signers: If your husband or a trusted partner has U.S. legal status and credit history, they might be able to co-sign or help with financing.Cash Purchases: Since you have savings in Canada, you might consider using that for your first property, especially for a smaller rehab project.Foreign National Loans: Some lenders specialize in providing loans for foreign nationals.

I've been intrigued by the concept of buying small businesses a la Codie Sanchez, but it seemed so foreign to anything I'm familiar with I just focused on RE. 

In that situation, I personally would not be investing in direct real estate at all.If I wanted exposure to a foreign real estate market, I would invest passively and hire a manager that has years more experience than I could ever hope to gain, and whose job is to supervise and watch everything and make sure that it goes well.Just my $0.02.And whatever you decide to do: good luck.

My name is Miki, and I'm a 23-year-old foreigner looking to make my first real estate investment in Pittsburgh or the surrounding Allegheny County suburbs.