For example I use RentRedi and offer that as one of the options for my tenants to pay rent.

Tokyo is huge, and the difference between a SFH in central Tokyo vs any of the various outskirts can be shocking. 

the rest of the loan payment right now is coming back to you eventually. 

I decided to end the tenancy of one of the tenants. 

Get rid of the property manager to save some money." 

In Illinois, when an agent does that, there are functions normally expected of the realtor that they are legally prohibited from doing.

So, your focus may need to pivot from high rental cash flow to little to no cash flow as a rental with an appreciation upside.I would recommend taking your $150K to $200K and securing a solid equity position in something that will cover its expenses and maybe provide a small cash flow, but then is poised to appreciate nicely over the course of the next several years. 

To generalize broadly, most who call themselves private or hard money lenders (or any of the other euphemisms for the same thing) typically originate first-position or (rarely) second-position performing real estate loans.

The agent also stated that because the seller is behind, the loan cannot be assumed.Questions for the Group:Is it true that a VA loan cannot be assumed if the seller is behind on payments?

Unfortunately most spend most of their time and resources preparing for the liability event.