You can explore bedroom rental also as opposed to the entire unit with 1 party but that is more complicated for management.

I'd be seeking someone to fund the down payment of the deal and I would be responsible for property management/bringing in funds for initial renovations for a profit/split.

I think having foreign pay stubs and the fact that I own property here with a mortgage made them decide it's too much of a headache.  

Spend a little more money than you might have been planning to, buy in a better area (i.e. not a “turn key” 100k house off the mls), and self manage.

Navigating these delays and organizational instability proved to be immensely challenging.In my own investigation, I discovered that Farraway SG emerged as the new entity managing the loans, with its LLC tracing back to Tel Aviv.

The current one lasted 8 years and needs to be replaced (as per what our property manager is saying)I heard front loaders could leak, so I typically only do top loaders for rentals.

Get a job in property management.

The utility company doesn't manage your property...they provide paid services until they're not paid anymore. 

However, once you decide to hire a true tax professional (and not one from AL), you will discover that your $1,500 tax preparation price without a partnership suddenly turned into a $3,500 price with the partnership.

And I certainly wouldn't have survived it with no investor losses, as I was able to do thanks to having a manageable portfolio at that time.All that is to say that I wouldn't change a thing.