Citizenship Helps --Being a U.S. citizen makes things a lot easier compared to a foreign national - you can still access conventional and DSCR loans, build credit, and use your U.S. bank accounts.Lenders Are Familiar with This:Many lenders work with expats and are comfortable underwriting loans for citizens living abroad.

This is what a reverse exchange would solve.

@Eric Amundson Yes, a structured sale of real estate in exchange for U.S.

@Peter Schiff, Yes, Selling a property owned by an LLC in a 1031 exchange concludes with no recognition of gain. 

@Lance Schmidt, They are able to do a 1031 exchange as long as the property being sold and purchased are being held for investment use.

@Eric Amundson, You can't do a 1031 exchange into non-real estate passive investments because it has to be investment real estate for investment real estate.However, there are syndications that do qualify for 1031 treatment because of how they are structured, such as UPREITS (Real estate investment trust), or DSTs (Delaware statutory trust).

Quote from @Eric Amundson: Do any of you have experience in having a qualified intermediary broker a tax-deferred "Structured Sale" of real estate, in "exchange" for U.S.

With so many 'gotchas' in foreign investing, it is essential to be vigilant with due diligence.Thanks for all your work on this and the way you have communicated the various issues. 

Since the property is your primary residence, it would not qualify for 1031 exchange treatment; the 1031 exchange is only for the sale and purchase of investment real estate.2.

Since the 1031 exchange failed, you’ll owe taxes on:Depreciation recapture (~$112K) taxed at 25%.Capital gain (~$80K) taxed at 15–20%, depending on your income.To offset the depreciation recapture, you’d need passive losses.