Here are a few for you:Pros- Online account access- Online payments- Prompt responses to e-mails and voicemails- Good criminal background and credit checks- Actually calling past landlords, employers, etc.Cons- Charging a credit card processing fee- Lack of advertising (e.g. only posting the rental on the company website)- Lack of communication during vacancies (e.g. not providing me with updates on repairs, tenants applications, etc.)- Only using in-house maintenance (e.g. if your one guy can't get to something for a couple weeks then hire a contractor)

They responded to the email by going to our agency to complain on us saying we sent them a nasty unprofessional email which if a complaint is made it prompts an internal investigation (the board secretary made the complaint).

Your attorney and bank should be able to navigate though the due diligence in international private lending.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Announcement 2014-15  which was released on March 20, 2014

The basic package includes eviction history, previous address history, and criminal background check, so you'll have to get a credit report from elsewhere.

From there I was thinking about being an assistant/ intern to an agent and learning the ropes for a couple of months.

The investment company is international, but use a realtor from my state to handle closings, paperwork, find properties, etc.  

You would need to contact the decision maker at the bank or investor to even get the property under contract and that won't happen.Most banks use internal or 3rd party asset management companies to liquidate REOs.

The bigger companies in the US usually have international offices that the can put you in contact with.

. , Based on what I have seen here, International taxation is not discussed here as much and it is complicated.