There are 26 homes I'll be having inspected tomorrow- mostly for chinese drywall.

Since this is in FL, and there was lots of Chinese drywall being used there, be certain you're not buying a property that has that trouble already there.

And the airport staff in countries with a low GDP growth rate tend to have a bit of an attitude.Could that be a cultural factor that causes countries to decline?

I am also a bit culturally different from most people in the U.S. and can be quite blunt in my statements - I do not want a very emotionally sensitive person on my team.This will be a full-time job because I do a lot of properties - my business is like Wal-Mart's - high volume and low margins.I would really appreciate any thoughts and suggestions, including how much to pay the person, how to structure the compensation, what did I miss in my list of requirements, etc.Thanks for reading and for your advice and guidance on this very critial issue for me.

And don't forget about the dreaded Chinese drywall.There may be an opportunity here.

Watch out for those Chinese drywall....

I used to own a corporate training company and wrote a book called Spanish @ Work and a book/CD Allie Adventure: Sing Chinese.

It was to BEAT THE RUSSIANS, for conquest, exploration and even to help develop better WEAPONS of Mass Destruction.Go back through history, the Chinese, the Romans, the British, etc...

Not worth the trips and what felt like Chinese water torture trying to get all the bugs out.

I also think that entitlements are a somewhat embarassing thing in some cultures and it would be shameful to some people to seek them.