I am an international student from Colombia.

I suggest you make contact with a CIPS or Certified International Property Specialist, it's a international designation for people that have the knowledge you are looking to find.

Hi Everyone,Nice to meet you all...I have been marketing international properties for around 16 years.

We usually internally escrow 25% of gain, which is pretty conservative.

Hi Jered, I used to work for Equity Residential (Sam Zell’s company) several years ago as an intern and the way they do it is they have a site that people can sign up for automatic deposit or pay immediately or people can drop off checks in person (similar to what you are already doing).

There is no more land to construct and migration from other part of the country and International is making our real state go up.  

Cash-on-Cash Return Cash-on-Cash, the popular real estate investing return, is explained including its meaning, shortcoming, and formulation...Debt Coverage Ratio (DCR) A ratio investors and lenders use to track and compare debt-related outcomes for rental property and measure financial risk...Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM) A quick and easy way to determine whether or not a property is priced in line with other similar-type properties...Internal Rate of Return (IRR) The time value computation that shows the ratio between future cash flows and initial cash investment as a percentage...Loan-to-Value (LTV) A computation related to mortgages that lenders use when financing investment property as a measurement of their financial risk...The Maximum Purchase Price Calculation A calculation investors can make to determine the maximum price they can pay for an income property to at least break-even and avoid a negative cash flow...How to Compute Net Present Value Net present value is explained along with its formulation and use in real estate investing...Profitability Index The time value computation that shows the 'proportion' of dollars returned to dollars invested rather than the amount...Rental Income Property Cash Flow A fundamental look at rental income property cash flow for those of you new to real estate investing...Sinking Fund Factor Know the amount you you must start setting aside on a regular basis now to cover a capital expenditure scheduled in the future...Tax MattersIncome Property Operating Expenses and the IRS Tax Code Learn what operating expenses should be included in a rental property analysis as well as what the tax code says about operating expense deductions...The Recapture Tax Real Estate Investors Face When They Sell The seldom expected recapture tax real estate investors expect to owe the Feds after they sell their rental income property....The Cash Flow After Tax Calculation How to calculate cash flow after tax step-by-step starting at the gross scheduled income...The Depreciation Allowance According to the IRS Tax Code How the IRS figures the depreciation allowance for investment real estate along with its concept, limitations, and formulation...Understanding Rental Property Depreciation and Recapture Tax Rental property depreciation allowance and the recapture tax associated with it are explained...AnalysisCap Rate or GRM?

No HMB etc will touch it though, even though I have it 'under contract', because of the internal access / right of inspection problem.The 'home runs' above?

I represent and work with a lot of international investors in the Indianapolis, Indiana market. 

They assume that somehow shuffling around their external environment (their friends) will somehow improve their internal environment (themselves).