Do you think that nob hill, russian hill, the marina, western addition, duboce triangle, pac heights, and soma are terrible places to live?

Sometimes it's easier to get rid of herp*s than to sell a house in Spain (sorry for the metaphor).It should also be borne in mind that buy to let business in EU is on the decline, unless you are prepared to invest in Russian South, which is, perhaps, the safest and fastest growing location in Europe :-)Finally, look for a reliable international property broker (online auction platform).

@Steve Babiak  Here in Oregon there are a lot of Russian builders.. and during the GFC and foreclosure mess.. when banks would get one of their homes back. it was generally stripped to the studs  .. on the interior.

Hello techies!!For some strange and odd reason, I'm seeing way too much traffic on my website from Russia. Does anyone happen to know why that is? I want to believe that these are motivated sellers...but...uhhh...I do...

If you use it to determine market value, you're playing Russian roulette. 

They may be investing for appreciation mainly which is a financial form of russian roulette in my opioion but does work for very savvy investors.

I'm in Bloomington studying Russian for the summer, so the schedule can be pretty packed.1. 

It is not a good idea to play Russian roulette with hard money loans.

If you are playing Russian Roulette with a hot market, perhaps you need to rethink that policy and/or develop a safety net.

I know some Russians that will lend me money cheaper than that and I'll keep the spread lol.To the original post - find a realistic partner under the terms that the others posted here or get a hard money lender for a year at 15% or less... it will be way cheaper than what Aaron is proposing.