You summed it up in brilliant fashion.

Getting pre-qualified up front is so key especially for international clients so they have a clear picture of their purchasing power and there are no hiccups when it comes to closing.

Borrowing money in any fashion is irresponsible if you don't know what you are doing whether it be from a bank or a friend. 

I don’t know if there will be some recourse to PayPal but it’s definitely business transaction.CashApp is free and takes 2 business days to get money into my account, however, I’m thinking if a tenant pays with credit card (you can attach debit and credit card to CashApp), then it might be same situation.My Tenants usually don’t have good enough credit for credit cards to pay rent, but potentially it’s possible.CashApp amounts to transfer depending on the bank of the Tenant: some can pay only $500/day, some had to pay fees because their account in a credit union.It seems like old fashion way to deposit money in the bank looks more reliable. 

Try and create a kinda protected, intimate setting for possible family or close friend or really studious students or hospital interns.

.- Seems to be absent of any major internal issues.

Has anyone self-managed their properties from an international location that would be willing to share their learnings with me?

I'm currently a novice trying to break into the real estate industry in any form or fashion, and I'm willing to collaborate on joint ventures. 

(It also may be a good old fashioned clogged drain.)Either way, you need to schedule the septic to be pumped out now and every 2-3 years. 

@Brett AdlerA lot of lenders also go through larger firmsFor example if it’s a deal I don’t like internally I can run it through kiavi as well or other lenders to fund