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I commend you for thinking about  & planning to take control of your future.A Typical Mortgage Lender will need to see how you can pay back the Mortgage based on your current income. 

You'll need a USA based entity (llc or other).   

Once you start narrowing it down based on what fits for you, then you can go back and start listening to people who are doing that same thing explain more on how to do it. 

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello Everyone,My name is Ivan and I am a real estate investor based in Chicago IL and so far I have done 4 deals ( 2 SFH and 2 condos). 

Some relevant details:Located in a small, rural community2 family, side by side unitsLow cost/high rent (2% rule applies) areaPotential risks include: limited tenant base, tenant issuesMy inclination is to sell and move on, as it will take significant time/capital to get it back in good, rentable condition.

A good agent will have an enstablished client base of owners and users to call upon and an active network.  

It all depends on the base flood elevation of the property in relation to the base flood elevation of the land...You can still get your premiums reduced by getting a elevation certificate.

I have financed all of my rental property myself the last few years and my wife's DTI never comes up, it's all based on my financials.

Would you recommend I use a local, Houston-based, accountant (I have a W-2 job here in Houston)?