., people often invest in US property while living and having citizenship OVERSEAS!

If 1000 calls yields 1 purchase and you want to purchase 3 houses at this time....you just do the math.As for repeated calls/mail to the same people you keep track of declining results.

Welcome to BP Michael,These forums are a great place to learn and meet people, whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned investor.

Will the jays train people on what to avoid?

Assume a 10 minute shower by two people every day.

People who live there do not make enough, or vice versa. 

You forgot to put your state in your profile or your post so people would know if you are in a community property state or how much it will cost you to transfer ownership from your wife to your LLC.  

The other 1% of the time people, who are liquid, can pay the loan off by doing the same thing: request a payoff statement with wire instructions and then send in the wire.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Here in the smokies, people did great last year doing this…so far this year i think it has dried up very quickly.