He is extremely knowledgeable on investments, real estate holds, alternative investments (syndications), flips, and is personally involved/invested in each. 

Alternatively, if you have a copy of the lien release, that's good enough to walk away.- Josh

Are there better alternatives?

With this information, I got the red carpet treatment and nearly intimidated everyone in there. 

Other alternatives are to buy in trust and eventually set up an LLC as the beneficiary. 

Alternatively, See if you can tie into the sewer if it’s nearby.

If it's really a problem that a tenant doesn't have a checking account, you can use an alternate option like a deposit-slip option at a local bank or I've read that some convenience stores have a "pay now" service where they can send you money on a card monthly.  3) Find a good handyman who can handle small issues and coordinate larger ones. 

A couple of years ago very few people in Europe knew about real estate crowdfunding (RECF) Europe was over-performed by its Western neighbour – the US – in this area of alternative finance since the Jumpstart Our Business Start-up Act (JOBS Act) started in 2012.The situation started to change after 2012, when different models of business crowdsourcing (equity based, peer to peer lending etc.) crossed the Atlantic.

We did have a complete inspection done and could forward it's results for insurance quotes as an alternative. 

If it is, then in addition to reinforcing the structure, you should consider a termite treatment for the whole structure....and If I were you, I would continue pulling baseboards off to see where else they may be hidding.