Steve...I agree, we are seeing more of these type of stories showing the "other side" of the foreclosure crisis.

I have never seen an owner/founder respond to a crisis like you did.

And with this crisis, the rules are changing every year.

It happened in the early 90's after the 1st S@L crisis and it was still a lethargic market in real estate.

All this manipulation was made clear starting in 2008 or so with the big financial crisis.

I remember myself sitting on the hood of my 1978 maroon Dodge Diplomat as a high school senior talking to my best friend about what’s to come.

After all, we are neighbors and in a crisis, we stick together.

Now I have an identity crisis.

This house is in crisis mode!

Because you're paying so much in rent, have other assets albeit overseas, and perhaps decent documented income, you should be able to go to a smaller bank that underwrites their own loans vs. selling them off to Fannie, etc.Try getting a pre-approval from a community bank (newer ones formed since the crisis are best) and/or approaching a mortgage broker.Explain your situation and provide an example house/financing scenario.Hard Money is always an option too.Rick