The 6 month redemption is kind of a red herring.  

Be very careful as a remote transaction raises a lot of red flags.ThxChris

Sounds like a few red flags to me, no keys to house and they are telling you that you may not be able to inspect the house. ??

OFF shore bad english etc etc all HUGE RED FLAGS Caveat Emptor 

Even though I love cats and have 2 of my own, the tenant disobeying your rules like this is a big red flag.

Real estate investing 101.Hard money lenders usually lend 65-75% of the project cost, charge 12-14% and 2 points for origination. 12% fees is a huge red flag, the only you'll get from "Midwest Corporate Credit" is an ulcer from the stress of losing $7,200.Raising $60,000 isn't too difficult, if you talk with friends and family and maybe a real estate attorney or two you should be able to raise it.

Is that normal, or does that wave a red flag?

Due to my business strategy,  I am in the red year over year and managing property is my only job.  

They could make it so that anything other than "no" in the "funny business" column was bright red, but that's nitpicking because a single "yes" in a sea of "no" is going to stand out anyways.

I wouldn't make waves over it, just do what you have to do to not raise red flags.