No loans.In a country with few social safety nets for immigrants, especially for the Chinese, Abu used her fierce negotiation skills and supernatural intuitive business sense to live a very comfortable life and take care of her family.

Build relationships with investors, create a safety net, and consider house hacking with roommates.Good luck!

Also, remind them this is coming from a safety measure for everyone wellbeing due to the climate of crime near our homes. 

The purchase prices, lease rates, asset quality and neighborhood safety are not aligning. 

Anyone who has actually been active in this space will know that borrower behavior can be predictable and irrational, and they might have a fundamentally different mode of operating their life than you do.

However, I am worried about the outdated electrical and water systems for safety concerns.

Then once I feel like they may be a suitable borrower for my business model, I consider the deal.   

The 2-flat I run on the arbitrage model.  I

While there clearly is the possibility to make money in Somalia, given the things like coups, islamic terrorists, political instability, rampant crime, and lack of personal safety, the risks seem to far outweigh the rewards. 

SB 567 clarifies that a tenant is not required to vacate the unit on any days where they could continue living there without violating health, safety, and habitability codes and laws.