Hopefully the seller has an experienced negotiator who will get answers out of the lender(s) in a timely fashion so that the process isn’t too drawn out.Would be happy to refer an experienced realtor in the Portland area who is familiar with short sales, if you are looking for one.

Please read and internalize what everyone else has said on this thread and focus on closing more deals, rather than battling your broker for a commission you have no entitlement to. 

My personal preference is to look at metrics which take the opportunity cost of capital into account such as internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), or profitability index (PI).

Require co-signers (usually parents) if they have less than 3 years of credit history (This could be difficult because a majority of my tenants are international students).  

I do it the old fashion way .

Other than one JetBlue Mint flight in the past year, I can't recall in the past decade that myself or my family has paid for air travel or hotel stay (domestic or international). 

I'm using Liberty Bank for some Security Deposit accounts right now, and although I like Liberty for many other things, all 3 branches I've tried are LOST when it comes to security deposit accounts.I have a unit that will be rented to a group of international Post-grad researchers later this year. 

Let's face it, they're a revenue juggernaut," Carol Pepper, chief executive of asset-management firm Pepper International, said on CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."

I appreciate your help.It seems like lots of title companies out there have an internal QI.

Have you ever done any international deals via REITs or other vehicles?