I work with foreign and out of state buyers as I had been investing from overseas myself before I became a full time investor in Houston.

Do many foreigners own property in Spain which they rent out to tourists for something like vacation? 

We exchange information and he gives me the owners name and #.Fast forward a few weeks, me and real estate agent still can not get a hold of the owner and the reason I am hopping on here is to ask the community how best would you go about contacting the owners to buy this property.  

I found a small, local moving company and negotiated a discounted rate in exchange for them getting all the business I generate for them.

You can theoretically be holding while not present, and should not face any risk of losing ownership - unless you are a foreign diplomat based in the US, or you have some sort of personal ties to the government of your home nation. 

Or exchanging for another property with a 1031 after the 5 year window for capital gains.

First stop was the cracked heat exchanger on the furnace , I get the home inspector to show me the crack .........................  

As a host, I've been personally called by AirBnB to host guests who had their original reservations cancelled in the surrounding area, so that's been reassuring to know that they would go those lengths to help guests out of unfortunate situations, particularly important if it's in a foreign country (I've never had this happen to me personally when I was abroad though as I was lucky with great hosts).

I am extremely interested in exchanging contact information, making connections, getting coffee/lunch to discuss visions/goals.

Foreign/domestic investors buying overpriced assets, interest rates going up, and a tightening of credit standards... which we are already seeing a hint of.How is almost every MSA not in a bubble?