Last winter my wife and I spent countless hours hanging drywall, and eating fast food for dinner for almost 4 whole months.

Other option is to sell outright, eat the 25% recapture, etc. 

@Tim Vecchioni, those numbers look blurry on my screen, but from what LOOKS to be written there, that "red" expenses number is LARGER than the "green" income number!

wondering what type of properties are exempt from green card inspection ?  

Brush your teeth and floss everyday.The same goes for real estate.HVAC units,swimming pools,termites and critters,and appliances need regular inspection and maintenance before they fall apart or rot away.The roof should be inspected after every harsh winter to check for minor damage to repair before it eats away the entire roof over time.Looking for small problems to fix every 6 months can keep your property healthy longer and your cash flow swimming.

@Theresa HorschTo simply put it, you would have to just eat the cost of the repair.  

Intention is to have a parent holding LLC with subsidiary LLCs to hold assets, form joint ventures and possibly one as a holder of interests in foreign entities (we may do some investing in South America too).My wife/partner is a foreign national in the US and does not have any US based documentation (no Tax ID, no Green Card, no SSN, etc) at this stage but we do intend for her to get residency documents in the next couple years.The plan now is to incorporate the LLC(s) beginning in January with myself holding 50% and my foreign national wife holding 50%.  

If anyone has any recommendation for Turnkey companies, brokers, or great eats, please share.Look forward to meeting you guys.

The real estate agent commission is going to eat me alive.

I always hear about how my Pops could go to a burger joint and eat for (under) a $1 way back in the day.