If it's the latter, refinancing from a banking institution would be determined by the location of the bank rather than the location of the property methinks. 

You should also check to ensure they have Errors & Omissions insurance, Fidelity Bond coverage, and a Financial Institution Blanket Bond.Some are more consultative and advisory and provide guidance, while others are just processors. 

I was told when we met at the property that I would receive monetary compensation.

Are there any institutions that will accept bitcoin as downpayment for a loan?  

The institutional firms that do this type of lending (we deal with them every day) have to "securitize" the loans...meaning have their hedge fund/Wall Street backer bless the deal.

Garn-St Germain Act"Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 198212 U.S.

Unless those items are all satisfied (except for housing violations and some non-monetary liens which follow the property), the department of finance will not allow the deed to pass through to the next stop in the recording process.So even if you wanted to dump a property that was totally upside down with liens to someone who was willing to take it from you, you can't do it.

An interesting trend in the senior housing industry is that the average stay for a senior in a traditional institution is shrinking due to the costs of the services.

It's a finance institute of one form or fashion, they will use it if it's in there best interest, and that means the person who holds the button to drop that ax.

Never assume these types of lenders will behave like institutional lenders just because they use the same phrases.