From what I've seen some of the new players are fix 'n flip refugees who are looking to buy the home at a large discount since they can't find decent yield in their traditional venues like REO purchases and FC auctions.

Of course your brother or whoever can live there with you - one of my clients closed right before the Ghost Ship tragedy, and had a basement packed with refugees a week later!

Talking about ethnicity, the six people I just rented the house to is Iranian, refugees who arrived in the country about eight years ago. 

I remember hearing a story about Vietnamese refugees opened up their first restaurant and sleep on the floor when restaurant is closed. they use the money made to open two more restaurants and still sleeping on the floor!

My theory is that the tenants that are currently moving in at the higher prices are refugees from the (even higher priced!)

(don't call me Shirley)Really Frothy in 2016, elections, euro (still), refugees, China in a bubble etc.  

@Brad Hammond A lot of private organizations, like Catholic Charities, Refugee Centers and Children Services, look for that type of rentals.

Legally there is a huge difference.I have done a huge amount of volunteer work with refugees.  

refugees?  

We made that decision because we are familiar with Costa Rica because of our involvement with some church mission trips we have helped with down there for many years.Her siblings have refugee status visas in Costa Rica, but they are still limited on what they can do for work.