Also - for rentals, I would not spring for American made -- I would go to a place like Lumber Liquidator and pickup Chinese made butcher block as it is much cheaper. 

The supply and labor shortages definitely have amplified the problem.Looks to me that we are at the "Euphoria" Stage.AS my Chinese buddy Sum Ting Wong says: 

I would probably ignore the letter and focus on being the best Landlord you can be. ya my mom is Chinese and most of the Chinese just want try to rent out and help pay a bit for the monthly payment for the house. my worry is they said in the letter we throwing away their mail/letter and making noise bothering sleeping which we did not do.

If it goes wrong, we will be more aggressive based on Chinese intel and could take rates down by 3-4%, and quick.

The Chinese have a saying that the best time to buy real estate was 20 years ago.  

I understand that that is a reason why so many properties are being sold to Chinese with cash these days.Germany has given bitcoin legitimacy

You should be able to get chinese cabinets for a relatively cheap price that look great.

He reads and writes English but his wife reads and writes only Chinese.

Oh, I may have embezzled a couple million dollars from a Chinese corporation with offices here in America, but you should dismiss my case your honor because I am the first person who has done so by using the service 'embezzle-easy'."

Say you focus on renting to Chinese students and US-China relationships deteriorate.- Your turnover will likely be pretty high.