@Jeremy Tillotson that's one way to go, but from a behavioral economics standpoint, the tenant has no reinforcement to conserve water.

Honestly I wouldn't entertain any overseas lender particularly if they fit the above suspicious behavior but mostly because there are more than enough lenders in the states here that are easily vettable in comparison.

Quite often, new investors start off "too hot" by either overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from achieving even your short-term goals, and then you're out of the game.  

A great way to lose their licenses for unethical behavior. 

Statistics and human behavior.

As a business professional my first response was "unprofessional" but real estate is not my profession so I have no experience with what is normal behavior.

But my wife read it, too (she is very much not a business oriented person), and said to me when I raised concerns, "But didn't it [RD, PD] make you think and start changing your behavior...?"

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These days, more and more members of the general population have goon from good to bad (example of strategic defaults comes to mind here).So, how would you be able to guarantee that behavior will always remain as good as the referrer experienced?

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