We have a strict screening guideline, and although a bad tenant sneaks through from time to time, we have mostly great tenants.The dicey activity tends to stay away from properties that have surveillance and law-abiding citizens. 

If you are not a US citizen it is hard to qualify for a mortgage.

From what I've been told, you must have established credit and credit history here in the US or be a US citizen in a foreign country with US credit.However, I'm not a lender, lawyer, cpa, or broker.

Quick answer to your questions: First Colombian banks are very bullish in offering loans to US Citizens that have Colombian passports.

All which lead to either remote neighborhoods or institutional-type housing arrangements.Putting prejudices aside (they are not a protected class of citizens), if they pay their bills and have the money, this might be a profitable approach.

Borrower must be a Citizen or have a residential permit of where you are applying from6.

Are you a US citizen?

But the city lost their lawsuit against a private citizen named Nichols.

Try TD or Citizens bank,they are easier to deal with on conventional in NJ. 

Logic doesn't work with dealers and they generally have an excuse or a way to look past any sense of reality you thrust upon them - I would communicate through a proxy saying their have been complaints about illicit activities and also a notification from the police - do your best to make sure they don't know your name as the owner.