(Dependent on your State/Local ordinances.

First if the country has appointed Apostilles then you will sign in front of a notary from the country you are in and then take that doc to the apostille at the local court house and have them verify and sign off on all documents and then you send that full package to US title company handling the transaction.If it is a country with no Apostilles(not all countries have them), then you will need to sign docs at Embassy which means needing an appointment in advance which can be tricky.

@Brandon Boyce Good to hear that you guys do your due diligence on local regulations.

If you are at all interested in house hacking, connect with a local expert like @Josh Green.

Property tax is a very local issue, and the details of particular problems can vary widely based on the statutes in that state.I'm mostly wondering what issues people have run into , and if they've hired outside help to deal with those issues.

If you're not local, you should always have someone check that stuff out.

Get to your local RE meet, you are not anywhere near ready , All the best 

(a) Notwithstanding Section 65852.2, a local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units in single-family residential zones.

I've lived in Chicago my entire life and have worked in all the neighborhoods and many of the suburbs, so I love talking about local info with anyone who will listen!

I always use the larger banks as there are branches located through out the country and the features they provide are greater than the small local banks.