I brought spices from Traders Joe for like $25.

But if you act now, you can get my course on Real Estate Ethics for 3 easy payments of 199.99 and I will throw in a Japanese knife set ;)

PS I've found leaving a bouquet of flowers on the bed ($6 at trader Joe's ) is one of the most mentioned highlights of my reviews.The obvious downside has everyone points out, is that you're only one vote away, whether that be HOA or city council, from being obsolete.

I am a forex trader part time, and my motto is value investing.

It's like the market... you have guys who just buy the S&P mutual funds, you have others who research individual stocks & read some sites, and you have day traders.

Well, I remember there was a thread a couple of days ago, started by a UK investor, about a property management problem she had with her property in Detroit.I just happened to find out that a friend of mine (really, not me as I do not have any interest in investing in Detroit) got caught in a similar scam targeting at foreigners.My friend is a Japanese citizen like myself who bought a duplex through another Japanese agent working in the Detroit market.When he bought the property at $25,000, the duplex had two units occupied and rent paid for $450 each.The agent said that this property was located in a nice, strong rental area so it should be rented out quickly and claim a same or similar rent amount even if current tenants moved out.Well, soon after he purchased the property, one tenant stopped paying rent so he had to evict him.

Just as a day trader might borrow against the box (his portfolio) to purchase more stock, (which is common but you get the idea).Mixing conventional and non-conventional or traditional techniques can become creative, or different types of financing methods.

My "escrow statement" with RC Realty said nothing about the deposit going to Bill Lange or European traders, yet that's what happened.

If you are new to this, I suggest you find a good title insurance company and establish a relationship with them (you will need their services nearly every time you trade real estate). 

@Michael Borger   Japanese Owned unit ???