@Zachary Pilz Don't give up, I have confidence you can find money, the harder part is convincing someone to trust you (who has no experience) with their money.

I could get about $300 a month positive cash flow, and I own the property free and clear in 17 years.So I guess the real question is, besides rare circumstances like this - what would be a reasonable reward, payment, etc. to make it beneficial for me to dig someone out of a hole and make it worth their while to trust me for the next 15 years.

We signed up for the lawyer that would work on a trust for us and provide the completed document after we returned home.

You're most likely to gain leads and clients from the people that already know you and trust you the most.

The first time I didn't know any better ($8k repair) and the last time I trusted the people we were buying the house from ($2k repair).

Insurance, debt, LLCs, homestead, trusts, single and multiple member entities, off shore trusts etc can help with isolation, ananymity, shields, deterrents, etc -some of the things you want to consider.

I never trust prior landlord reference, if the credit, income, background checks out I accept.

Does anyone have an experienced and trusted general contractor they could refer me to?

But everyone is different, just run numbers, trust them, and go for it.  

How do you tweak your postcards to be sent to LLCs and Trusts?