Sounds like you need to get set up on some electronic payment plans for you tenants sake as well as your own...But i do get what your saying. personal accountability for your check book is lacking in our culture. 

Funny thing happened around 2003-- by 2006 i was selling- real estate price appreciation was abnormal- Banks started lending money to anyone including non citizens no doc loans- Lower income people moved in my neighborhood in droves- the local mortgage office had a tinted black front window - i am seeing a new strange visitor-- the newly minted chinese millionaire that has illegally sent his money to the usa--- they are bidding with bags of money and overpaying for the real estate--- this is another disgrace of this country not following its own laws.- Pay particular attention to california and ny 

But I have cultured a team on the ground there who handle most of the day to day operations for my properties .

Think about this hypothetical situation what if the Chinese economy continues to degrade and they liquidate their entire position of US treasuries?

WSJ article on deed fraud aka as stealing your house with the aid of online property records.Given our government's horrific record on protecting online records (every government worker or former government with a security clearance had their fingerprints their personal history and a large part of their financial history stolen by the Chinese government, one of the worst screw-ups in American history) this can become a major issue especially for landlords who very rarely or never visit their properties.  

And the culture of the site makes it so much more enjoyable and easier to feel welcome and be a part of it all.

PREIA's on the peninsula, smaller and less formal, meets at the Peking Chinese restaurant off Hampton Rds Center Parkway once a month.

Extroverts do get more out of office culture, but I think what COVID-19 has taught us in RE is that working in an office environment in real estate is wholly unnecessary.

My wife (who is Chinese background) knows from real estate agents that have done very well for themselves and some friends chasing the hot developments - residential SFR/presales and commercial, for offshore Chinese investors.

Portland is an awesome city that's on the up and I, myself, look forward to being an investor in this culture!