It's a whole other thread to get into but do some research on the issues with commercial real estate, Ben Mallah is a recent high-profile additional person to come out publicly on this and who is putting his $ where his mouth is. 

I will invite the syndicator to confirm or deny the threat publicly.

No big, national, publicly traded banks will do this loan type.

Probate records are public.

We have several weeks go by without any issues - and then some weeks it's non-stop. 

If I was the owner I would be asking why is it not published in the NY times, or other publications that have high net worth individuals.

Consider spending some time in these areas to get a feel for the market and see if you'd enjoy living there. you ever dealt with ground up non owner occupied construction loans? 

All of our properties are held in LLC's where the operating agreements allow non-members to inherit a financial interest in the company but non-members are not allowed voting or decision making rights unless they are unanimously admitted as a member.

As a non EU citizen, I will need a permit to purchase certain types of properties, except for residential (unit in an apartment). 

I think BP is a great place to get people publicly together and then they can create a private group.