Thanks everyone, I was trying to see if there were reasons why this could be asked for up front, if there wasn't, then it would mean a company would be a guaranteed scam.

You want a termite company to come back and certify no current activity and set up a treatment plan to pass on.

Some banks will not lend to foreign companies or investors.

Seems like you need to be or know a few commercial/business loan brokers though..

I'm a broker and investor here in California, my San Diego team recently completed a similar transaction for a young buyer.

So let's run the heatmap again but instead of running it for a month let's run it for a few days.Now pay close attention to the menu buttons (green arrows)Here they are in order:"How It Works", "Reviews", "Our Company", "About Us".So, let's look at the menus"How It Works": Plenty of clicks.Reviews, not so  manyOur company, plenty of clicks.About Us?

There's one house titled to Rad Diversified REIT Inc and it was nominally transferred from an affiliate company for $1.

Juan Pina, licensed real estate broker.

Tax liens I agree on .. but notes through a very experienced vetted Broker who does it for a living is probably one of the safer investments and easiest to do. 

There are 1000's of good sponsors in the USA, what makes them better than taking the risk of investing in an overseas company?