I’m hoping to get some advice on which path to take.Like many others here our goal is to attain financial independence with real estate investing.

@Amir GiryesThere are some banks in US that will lend to foreigners, however this will be an equity loan, you wont be jumping hoops as you will with regular lender.

Mine always has investor friendly/hungry contractors that show up regularly. 

I would put the metal roof up against regular shingles any day and any year....

We have some newbies who attend, and we have a title agent, and various agents who come somewhat regularly.  

That's unfortunately not attainable at the price points available to you. 

I regularly see houses in the $10-$30K range but don't even bother because of what I previously mentioned.

They usually don’t cash flow if you have leverage on them and rent them out as traditional rentals.B - Middle class (average people) live in these neighborhoods and they can cash flow a little if there is enough of a down payment and you will probably experience some regular appreciation.C - Lower income, but good hard-working people, live in these homes or neighborhoods.

For this type of setup it would look like this......................................................................Series LLC....................................................................................................................................Agent Trust.........................................................................................Series A................................Series B.............................Series C..................... etc........................Land Trust.............................Land Trust........................Land Trust.................. etc........................Property A.............................Property B........................Property C.................. etc.You can do the same thing with a regular LLC, it is just more work for an entity that does not scale. 

A regular tenant will never pay that amount for the area.