They handle roughly 700+ transactions a year in the Cleveland/Akron area- most of those clients being out of state or overseas.

Florida is one of the best states to have one in!

Even for US Citizens, many US banks won't do loans with investors from out of the state (they want local tie).  

This is out of an article that should help you get your research started: A taxpayer may not deduct losses sustained in the demolition of buildings and their structural components.

Not a great article.

Remember Brandon Turner’s article on “How to Make $100,000 per year” – you can read it HERE.

I would utilize a local bank, such as Hills Bank or Green State, they have the ability to utilize "in-house" lending and can be a bit more aggressive in how they lend given the potential forced appreciation.

That credit policy manual is approved by the board of directors, Federal, and State Regulators.

Will you be wholesaling, BRRRR'ing, buy and hold, flipping, local or out of state, etc?

They are much more reasonable and are more intertwined in a community than some lender states away.