I guess its just a culture shock for us as to compared to the bustling and happening city from where we came from.

Hi Andre,Love New Orleans and the culture...visited 3 years ago.

At the same time I would pick up some added depreciation on the 4 plex and also would help diversity my portfolio instead everything tied up in the commercial property.

I served with several people who used their time in the military and their travels to invest in multiple markets, adding some diversity to their portfolio of properties...this is one thing you can consider if you are able to handle not being close to the properties all the time.I am not sure what the market is like there in Charleston, but if it is good that could present a new starting point for you.

Here are some links for due diligence in Massachusetts and New Hampshire - (Moderator, no affiliation)City-data.com (demographics, building, crime, pollution, commerce)Neighborhoodscout.com (schools, crime, propery appreciation – paid site)Psk12.com (schools)GIS data – more than geological, cultural & socialhttp://www.mass.gov/mgis/massgis.htmhttp://www.granit.unh.edu/

So I like, university's, county seats, level 1 trauma hospitals, prisons, stable employment bases that are diverse...

Every time I hear about a question like this I think about cultures of people.

Asian homeowners' barrier is not only in language, mostly in culture.

For instance, I know that I do not feel very safe wandering around by myself in many latin American Countries as both cultural attitudes and laws have not seemed to progress much in those countries.

I took a BS from Oglethorpe University in Business and Computer science, minored in Japanese Language and Culture, and concentrated in Economics.