I know when buying certain retail centers if an EPA issue is present the lender instead of their regular source of funds from the Fed bank they might have to fund internally on a property.

Nothing really changed internally except the goals you had and the level of commitment, you understood value and saw that in the feast times there was a better way to provide for yourself in the lean times. 

I'm getting slightly nervous looking at current valuations/the current state of international politics, so I'm not really looking to add more money to my ETF positions unless the market moves sideways for a couple months.

I would say most analyse with Cap rate, Cash on Cash, Internal Rate of Return (IRR).

Good international airport that has multiple nonstop flights to various major cities( Seattle is not yet included but surely will be if Amazon picks the city). 

Context: US citizens, newbies, one rental property under our novice belts, want to make great progress toward long term buy and hold strategy for eventual financial freedom to start our own school (we are passionate about education and our radical approaches to learning), some capital to work with every year, interested in US-based or international buy-and-hold SFR, Turnkey would be fine although we've done it without thanks to an amazing team (shout out to you @Jonna Weber).

There is a big difference with mobile home (HUD) homes and Manufactured homes that meet the International Residential Code (IRC) building standard. 

A powerful way to approach anyone is the indirect approach: “Do you know of anyone who might be looking to hire or that is seeking an intern?”

Maybe you read that Colombia is a great market to invest in if you want to invest internationally and this is true.It seems to me though that you think you can apply the same technique as in the US but the rules are not the same in every country.

The reason you would have the top layer of LLC be in Nevada would be the strength of their internal liability shield, and others recommend Wyoming for the additional level of anonymity offered to those LLCs.