Here's in KC I'm blessed to have an incredibly strong rental market so I found several great tenants without needing the Spanish speaking solution.

I will be approaching the landlord of my current property with an offer, but I want to have finance sorted first.I am looking at taking a 30 year mortgage and will be putting at 20% deposit.Any banks or brokers that would work with some foreign rental income?

I find it incredible that there are places where you can buy a home for 10K.

Definitely a creative approach, and sounds like it's going to play out well.

., I'm not sure what help this will be to you, as I am a US Citizen, but I bank mostly with Chase, who has been incredibly helpful in their private banking division (ver personalized) and Well Fargo, with whom I am taking out a HELOC against our NYC apartment equity.

isn't working for me....I do belong to a local group and have not approached anyone that I know of about this in particular.

However, if I do move into first place, I'm going to totally rethink how I'll approach negotiations.

I have bought multi family buildings and whenever I approach my lender about seller financing the answer is always "Can't do it.

Incredibly tight market and rising rent rates far above historical norm.  

It made an incredible difference in terms of curb appeal, and really wasn't terribly expensive.