A lot of the US market - housing, stock, treasuries, etc - is basically a legal money-laundering location for honest or ill-gotten gains in the rest of the world, because the markets are open to foreigners and as close to a guaranteed safe haven as can be found.

I've spoken to 7 agents here in California and none are really knowledgeable about str friendly hoas, they ask send me the canned responses at this point I've accumulated 100 percent legal strs in different counties in California.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Use an agent to help you get qualified tenants and documentation in order.

@Dean HalpinI’m not an attorney and can’t offer legal advice, but this situation seems to have the potential for a lawsuit for unpaid wages.

Sometimes you get lucky.You could even bring up the subject of seller financing (search online for ideas of how to structure a seller financed offer), and make sure a competent real estate attorney helps write the offer documents (if it gets that far). 

Double check your lease, all the legalities and still check with the landlord....

If the bank will call their note if you commit to the transfer you can also check out this article as one strategy that has been used to work around the issue.This is not legal advice, just my opinion as a real estate investor.

This is both a legal and tax question. 

That document they provided, with all the colored font, was a mess to wade through.