Make sure to completely vet all showings social media, copy of birth certificate, drivers license, passport, blood sample, medical records, geneology report.Then be sure to record all conversations, make a journal of your thoughts and impressions of every interaction, be sure to have multiple go-pro cameras on your person, like attached to a helmet or body rig.

What is required is a valid passport.  

No SSN, Ghana Passports on file.We will be requiring full background checks and fresh leases for them (and all other tenants) to remain in the units after their current leases expire 12/31.Anyone have experience or recommendations on adequately screening them to ensure we aren't missing anything?

A valid passport, and a getaway vehicle.If the appreciation is really ballooning, maybe take your profits while the market is up, load up on liquidity and be ready to scoop up something really good when it goes to hell.Phoenix is a very bi-polar market.

I use "Fidelity Title Passport Pro" but you have to know a Title Agent who is willing to give you access.

The smallest upfront fee was $1200 and the largest $10,000. 58 of the lenders required copies of our passport.14 lenders were in the criminal data base of Interpol; 28 were in the in the financial crimes data base of Nigeria and 4 were listed in the Interpol data base connecting them to Russian mobs!

They will check your passport before boarding the plane.

FYI - I have a USA passport so no issues with being an overseas investor.

You may not be able to transfer / turn on water until after you have closed on your home.11You should do a “Final Walk Through” of the property you are purchasing within 24 hours before closing to confirm the property is in the same condition that it was in when you agreed to purchase the property and that all inspection required repairs have been completed.12On the day of closing, all signers will need to bring their driver’s license or Passport and a Cashiers Check in the amount you are required to bring to closing.

Hint: There is one in Puerto Rico @ Caribbean (and the Island of PR is part of the US, yes dollars and no passport required for US citizens), "El Yunke National Park" in Puerto Rico, the largest rain forest in North America!