If you have evidence of the damage, it is unlikely the tenant will spend the time and money to take you to court.

Stefano You need a team, buying a property is the easy part.as a Foreign citizen there is a tax FIRPA that you may have to pay and is 15% of Sale price.Need an accountant, a lawyer and a relator that understands that. 

It is very easy to get a DSCR loan as a first time buyer.

Hi Mary - your post is so succinct which makes for easy reading. ;-)Some things come to mind-do you host yourself, have a property manager or co-host, is your STVR dog friendly, do you have king beds, where is your market, do you have professional photos etc.

It’s easy access to the other neighborhoods   Lots of potential development space for bars and restaurants   Lake effect brewing is dumping money into a brew pub.  

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

I don't mean to make it sound super easy...

Call the listing agent and build report, let them see you are a pro and easy to work with2.)

I would outline your scenario to a few local mortgage brokers - with everything you've said this seems like a pretty easy deal. 

I know this will be a trial and error for myself but if it was easy everyone would be doing it right.