A certified letter is good because they sign for it, acknowledging receipt, any other forms of written communication you can get to document that they were notified of the hazard probably also helps. 

Offer accepted, "My I have an email to send you a purchase and sale agreement via Adobe Sign" Offer rejected, put in the follow up bin.

Anytime you have a vacant unit, you can just sign up with whomever for a month-to-month plan and cancel when you are done.

Obviously, I’d have to account for utilities and furnishings- I want those that have experience in this area and then maybe I could converse more on such items to look to before signing a contract.

They don't tell you when you sign up that the direct mail program is 3x what a normal direct mail company would charge.  

But I won’t do to DFW because I don’t know the market and the players like people who have invested 10 years there.

Its a tough subject because logically, they are joint and several guarantys so rationally a 100% guaranty from each of two people (one 740 one 680 for example) is ALWAYS going to be better than just one 100% guaranty from someone at 740 (so it wouldn't make sense to have a better rate for the latter)The problem is that there is fraud and "straw borrowers" out there where someone who is not involved in the property signs on to boost score and terms - so many DSCR Lenders in response either do the "non-rational" thing and price to the lower to avoid the fraud or use the higher of the two (and either be a little loose with things or just stay vigilant on any funny business)

There are training sessions you can sign up for on the site, these are live with no recording of the sessions. 

But what is really cool is you can get between 1000-10000 dollars in commissions for signing people up who want to learn about real estate.

The downside is they usually come with higher interest rates and shorter loan terms.Partnerships or Co-signers: If your husband or a trusted partner has U.S. legal status and credit history, they might be able to co-sign or help with financing.Cash Purchases: Since you have savings in Canada, you might consider using that for your first property, especially for a smaller rehab project.Foreign National Loans: Some lenders specialize in providing loans for foreign nationals.