I am an extremely responsible, and genuine person looking to pursue passive income and financial freedom, however, I do my due diligence and am hopeful to find hard working individuals who can be honest with me back and genuinely helpful. 

If it is a genuine lender, request the fees to taken out of the loan at closing. 

@Tina Bo I'd have to double check on that but it is rare to have someone on month to month if they have been there less than a year, because most people sign 1 year leases and let them transform into month to month at the end of the term. 

Even when I price a unit well, I find that the people who come see it seem genuinely interested and then just slowly disappear and I never hear back after the first followup.The strategies I've started using are:-scheduling open-house style showings during a specific window of time so I don't have to make 8 separate appointments-sending reminders to each person who expressed interest before a showing (even if they weren't sure they could make it)-follow up with tenants that I really liked or who expressed the most interestI'm interested to hear from others on the forum what kind of tips and tricks you have to get tenants to seal the deal.

. :-)Someday I would like to get some buy and hold properties in the US with good cashflow (maybe in the Midwest), buy I think it is easier for a foreigner to start with a genuine business.

I just went into contract with two beautiful SFH in good suburbs of San Antonio, TX for approx 220k each, and need loans of 120k on each of the properties.I've never taken out a private money loan before, and am very nervous about finding a company that is genuine, as I've read the tales on the forum here, and also have Googled one company and read the many complaints about how these scam operations work.

Would love to talk with you and genuinely help

You can word something that shows you demand respect, yet at the same time you don't come across hostile and you're even (genuinely) smiling.

Account Closed  when I first went to Charleston 5 years ago I built the first new build on a street that would be considered the HOOD.. hands down.. and it was a risk .. but it turned out that myself and a few others have pioneered what was the hood on the West side of Charleston and proudly have transformed it.. you can do a new build there and have the house next door basically falling down and boarded and it will not affect values to much if at all.I would be all over the brokers if my escalator clause was not used..

One year ago, I dedicated myself to lifelong health and wealth which resulted in successfully saving 25% of my income, my first stint in investing, a body transformation, and led me to recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad.