As others mentioned, this is a lot of paperwork and could take months, and it will also pretty much require you to purchase the property as opposed to wholesaling it.2.

The seller agent will not tell you squat, IMHO, as they have/had 24 offers, so they are just agents taking numbers and processing paperwork.

Are there specific questions I should be asking sellers regarding their mortgages prior to handing them their share of the paper work?

All the analysis, projections, appraisals, paperwork...

Usually you go the title company to sign the papers, but often the paperwork is faxed or mailed to one of the parties to sign, so I doubt you being out of the country would be a problem.

I started out working in a real estate office as an executive assistant, and following all the escrows for 35 agents, made sure all the paperwork was in for each deal.

Auction.com auctions this waterfront home w/ an opening bid amount of 30k Reserve (joke) was 150k4 My "winning bid" was 187.5k 5 I jump through multiple auction.com hoops of fire (all required within 48 hrs) w/paper work (contract and P.O.F.) and an EM wire transfer of 10% of PP6 They hold my EM for 30 days (15 days after notifying me of a rejected offer. 7 Then re-auction the property again.8 Collect another 10% EM from another unsuspecting "winning bidder" (who I happened to know)9 Auction.com/NationStar/Bay National Title co.

Did you sign the paperwork at the closing?

Decide whether you want to lend or partner and then see a lawyer to help you with the process and the paperwork.

There is a TON of paperwork and preliminary costs that really add up before the first shovel of dirt is turned over.