With your experience and possible skillset, perhaps finding a company to sponsor you for a green card may be a better option? 

Explore the possibility of doing liability insurance instead, if you don't have much equity it may be your best, and much cheaper option.  

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

So all-in-all, I definitely suggest finding a good REIA in your area and attending as often as possible.

I have located sources of possible funding for the deals that I find.  

Given your assumptions, you are not going to be able to get enough of a loan to fully cover the rehab, even with a hard money loan, so you'll need to pull in cash from elsewhere.One possibility is to have your mom sell you the house with a personal loan, not one attached to the property. 

He broke down:How to approach larger projects.How to overcome barriers to entry.How to see possibilities that were previously invisible to me.What stood out to me most was the clarity and confidence he brought to the table.

It is also possible that either the folks in charge of the station, or the prosecutor have set a policy of not wanting to pursue non violent crimes, or even not paying attention to crimes against folks who are not local residents. 

ACTIVE real estate investing is an ENTREPRENEURAL activity, which means RISK - REWARD.IF - you’re happy with passive type lower risk investments, your spouse doesn’t have to “be your partner” - as long as they’re comfortable and cognizant of the risks.If you dream of an ACTIVE real estate investing career - it may work only if your spouse is SUPPORTIVE, and willing to accept the risks, which may include the possibility of being wiped out in a 2009 style depression. 

They get a higher return since they are covering housing cost, have the $250k per spouse primary residence deduction in gains, is a savings account, higher leverage position, lower interest rate possible, will pay more premium for location, etc.House might be overpriced for REITs but not for home owners.