Most foreigners will only buy one property as a second home / rental there and they know that so they don't have the incentive to create a relationship with you.

If you have a decent relationship with the seller, ask about the tenants and see if you can get an idea of the quality of tenants (take whatever the owner says with a grain of salt).

I would figure out exactly who the decision makers are first, and then from there I would explain they can either lose the property entirely, or sell it to you and make $XX,XXX. for most reasonable people making something vs nothing make sense, but obviously relationships and emotions can determine how that goes.Good Luck

I'm in NY,NY. Looking to see if there are any people out here I can network with. Looking to invest and eager to learn. 

After a while you won't even need a tracker or a spreadsheet to be able to identify whether it's a good or bad deal just from scrolling through the Zillow/Realtor stats.More importantly, find and get to know an agent in the area you want to invest, and make it clear to them that you plan to purchase multiple houses and want to develop a long-term trusting relationship with them.

Find someone that is doing what you want to do and reach out to them. build relationships.

I know the bigger ones likely have quite a few relationships with bigger guys then me they feed deals to first so maybe call the younger guy on staff? 

The timing of our rekindled relationship was both perfect, and traumatic.

The timing of our rekindled relationship was both perfect, and traumatic.

If it's a private lender, depending on how close of a relationship you have, 6-12% is typically the return people are looking for.