You can’t truly win in real estate investment (any property type) until you have an established acquisition pipeline.

The line of credit should be less costly to establish and should have a lower interest rate.

Hit up with some of the BP peeps on here and see if you can find a CONUS mentor to work with.Since you seem to be overseas now, perhaps you could pick your city that you will be moving to and establish relationships and research deals there.

I would also establish yourself on here better.

I've spent the last 15+ years in the corporate world, specifically selling large medical capital equipment, start-ups and new product launches.  

If things were beyond your control, like medical bills, those issues may be over looked.

I would think the initial difficulty would be offsetting the LLC's capital unless it was already pre-established, is that correct?

We have about $13,000 in debt due to remodeling our current residency and mainly because of medical expenses.

He told me that his wife has medical bills for MS, $5600 for meds and $505 for the infusion/ monthly.This is news to me...and if this is all true, this would cripple their ability to pay rent. 

It was recommended that I start building a relationship with a bank that offers acquisition lines of credit -- even if I don't qualify currently, so that in the future it may be available and I've established that relationship.