The downside is that you have to repay the loan in GBP (for instance) while your investment income would be in USD.

If contacting the employer and asked for a signed authorization, but never truly obtained signatures due to an "online form" (or similar Zillow/Apartments(dot)com application), what is being done in this instance? 

I very well understand that the majority of people can't imagine this, but for instance during Covid many people I knew disagreed with the forced vaccines and such but were too scared to stand up for themselves.

For instance a zoning attorney or architect may be able to identify properties with favorable zoning or perhaps even change zoning  through a new zoning permit or a use change variance before the property is acquired.

His attorney said in order to provide a clear title, the seller would have to hire a law firm that was willing/able to do extensive research into heirs, and get them to sign off/away any rights they might have.  

When it’s vacant land you typically do not carry instance on land.2.

So far with the properties that have looked promising we have utilized the calculated NOI / Cap rate to determine the value and every one we have done has come up way lower than the asking price and in one instance came up less that what the current owner paid for the place initially.

We faced minimal challenges, as the property was sold quickly without requiring extensive renovations.

They would side with the tenants saying they had some issues come up and would need an extension.

I believe an effective approach is to include a seller concession in the purchase contract, specifically as a seller contribution towards the buyer's closing costs.For instance, we had a case with VA buyers where we implemented this strategy, allowing a portion of the loan to be disbursed to them in cash.