However, I have a nagging fear that the USA may suffer a major financial collapse, currency crisis, major war, or other catastrophe that could prove to be a challenging environment for anyone who is highly leveraged to survive financially.

Hello everyone, Since I dont live in the US, was wondering if someone knows if is it possible to act like an agent abroad in order to sell maybe rent-ready properties to foreign investors and split commission with a US broker?

If not, register in Cali and get a foreign LLC in IL.

We'd already purchased rentals in the slow-and-steady manner, so real estate was not foreign to me. 

@Ian Stevenson  there IS NO 100% financing for buy and HOLD  .. end of that discussion especially for foreigners.. you can pay cash many times and refinance out much or all of your cash.. but to buy or purchase with a 100% loan your wasting your time.

@Dave Currence@Bill Exeteris a great resource for these questions in case you'd like more information.

Investor can either be a local or foreign investor. 

Remember when looking at foreign rent checks and bank statements that they don't do DD/MM/YYYY in most countries for dates. 

I'm a foreign investor living in Dubai and although I invest in the Real Estate market here; it would be my first time in the US.

I'm about to set up an LLC to purchase my first out of state rental property.Then I read some forum posts saying that an LLC based in one state & operating rentals in another has to register as a foreign entity in the other state too.