As I understand the rules in Portland, you cannot compel the tenants to sign a new lease. 

Here, with no investors to worry about, none of us are compelled to loan our money.

I would suggest reaching out to your local SBDC's (small business development centers) or SCORE (service core of retired executives) for assistance.

- WillWhenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I have enough assets to purchase my target US properties in full cash, but that would significantly reduce my purchasing power and defeats the core benefit of any RE investment, leverage.Your opinions are appreciated, thank you.Scott

Communication with Clients links based on Core Logic Data See if you can find some data for your local market for the past 5 recessions then make a decision on whether to jump in or not.

At least we got to the core of the issue: you think it is ok to share your opinion, when you haven't done the work needed to have an opinion. 

Any Referrals for the Core 4 based out of Melbourne, Fl or individuals that work in this area. 

I am looking for advice on finding a 'ROCKSTAR LENDER'. I will go about this by coming up with some key interview questions to ask potential lenders-What do you usually ask potential lenders when interviewing?

I've had investors in tears when I looked into their information and realized they only had days to identify.. they had been talking with their provider regularly but core information wasn't being communicated clearly enough.