They were foreigners and it was just part of their culture or something.

Zachary- As a staunch BYU fan, I'd never be able to adopt an Irish!

The cultural mentality is too different (American dream, own house land picket fence etc).Nonetheless, I think it will become a very small but growing trend as the economy sour since it is an awesome way to save money for the tenant.

We now have a new mis-educated culture of borrowers (IMO) who believe they are being wronged if a lender forecloses and they look to their loan origination as the source of the problem.

Another example of the lack of regulatory oversight by banking regulators.It's also an example of the cultural attitudes favoring profits over social responsiblity, over the integrity of our financial systems and what illegal activities seem to be an acceptable risk for profit.For those who would like to see government(s) get out of business and stop regulating or enforcing rules, here is a good example why people and corporations can not be trusted to regulate themselves.....people cheat if they can!

There are major cultural differences in negotiating and the teaching of negotiating.

The quality of life is very high and many people choose weather and culture and beauty over home ownership.My daughter lives in Berkeley, CA, with rents and home prices even more out of whack than here.

Real estate investing is a sub sub culture.  

Of all the big brokerages they are certainly the most investor friendly, however the office culture can have a great effect on how friendly.

I look forward to making connections and entrenching myself in the Real Estate Investing market and culture!