Hello Sean.I'm not sure how you plan on setting up your US investment structure, but this endeavour will not be easy at all, but it's doable.I am an investor, property manager and broker and as an investor with all of the expenses (overhead) it takes to invest in the US (Houston, Texas to be exact) from abroad, you have to really be particular on what you buy and hold. 

I want to set up an investors group that would invest in both areas.

This is something airline pilots and teachers will do: rent out a house where they can shove a bed in and overnight as cheap as possible.Ask her if she has a set schedule, or if she's looking for an "at need" deal- price from there.

Financial mistakes in real estate can really throw you a curve ball and set you back several years in your real estate investing career.

What you learn will today will set the tone for tomorrow.

Have you set up keyword alerts so that you are notified of meetings in your area?

Usually you can get 5% with no points and once you have it set up you don't have to redo the paperwork each time you want a loan then when you sell the house you pay back the loan, rinse and repeat.HELOCs are a fix and flippers best friend.

I want to know what is a good bank in Nashville, Tennessee to set up my busineess with.

You can roll your existing 401k into a self directed IRA you can set up in you're corporation and not pay any tax or penalty and still use the money in the 401K to invest in what ever you want.

For rent collection purposes, it's super easy to use because once you and the tenant set it up you don't have to touch it again.