We are in the process of consulting  with local commercial real estate agents too.

Ask your lender what their process is.

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Some title companies might assist in this process, but it's best to check directly with yours.

We start our renewal process 90 days before lease end date.

However, my wife is finding it difficult to navigate her own countries conventional mortgage process while being away from her country for so long.

  - Be sure to factor in transactional fees and costs you may incur during the process).Creative financing, conceptually, could be another alternative.Joe

There are a few things that might need to be changed that I can recommend depending on your processes, systems and the proprty itself. 

As soon as they do not pay, then give them notice and start the eviction process. 

Obviously you would want the Starbucks because they have the security of being a global brand with tried and true systems and processes that make it a much less risky investment than a mom-and-pop shop.