STR is a hospitality business first, and a for-profit business second (if you want to succeed).

Major cities in Germany boast thriving business districts and strong demand for office space, making commercial properties an attractive investment.

There is a press release from them in nearly 18 months ago talking about how they had $1bn in agreements... https://fox5sandiego.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswi...In my 17 years in real estate, I have never heard of any group that had that much money committed without taking even the first step of closing on the land.

I have questions about their business acumen though.

You will have spent real money to get financial reports that likely show a combination of mismanagement (but likely not illegal) and general inept business decisions, which still won't get you money.I am sorry you had this experience.

Agree it is difficult to assess costs when they vary so much by location.Keep in mind that some turnovers are sickenly expensive, and that is just the nature of the business. 

Shaq doesn't get half the credit he deserves for his business savvy.

I am not aware of a FSBO business website.

I'd like to meet the property management company and the business people(cleaning and handyman related) so I could paint a better picutre.Thank you for the info.

My understanding is an E2 Visa is an investor Visa (ie. you need to buy a business) OR you can piggyback off an existing E2 holder.