We start our renewal process 90 days before lease end date.

Some title companies might assist in this process, but it's best to check directly with yours.

However, my wife is finding it difficult to navigate her own countries conventional mortgage process while being away from her country for so long.

Fully gutted and rehabbed home with minimal budget by doing our own work, finding used and salvaged materials and appliances.

Obviously you would want the Starbucks because they have the security of being a global brand with tried and true systems and processes that make it a much less risky investment than a mom-and-pop shop.

My payment processing fees are pretty much going to equal the 3% airbnb fee.

  - Be sure to factor in transactional fees and costs you may incur during the process).Creative financing, conceptually, could be another alternative.Joe

As soon as they do not pay, then give them notice and start the eviction process. 

There are a few things that might need to be changed that I can recommend depending on your processes, systems and the proprty itself. 

Currently in the process to refi and cash out roughly $200K, ON TOP OF the original $280 I put down.