If they give you Korean docs, get them translated.

Might be easier to find a native, educated, Spanish speaker to translate your existing English contract to Spanish. 

I am currently waiting to here back from my Lender / find out what I will be able to qualify for , but while waiting, I wanted to ask fellow B.P. members, what I'm likely to be approved for, in terms of Loan amount and what that will translate into my monthly PITI .Here's a brief rundown of my current finances......

A $132k job in SF does not translate equally to a $30k job in Cleveland.

I'll take Yen, Pesos, Kroon, Pound, Birr, Euros, Francs, Rubles, Gold, Bitcoin ... as long as it translates to USD at the closing table.

This roughly translates to 700 visas per country.

If a tenant damages the cook surface on a smooth-top range, you end-up replacing the entire top (which usually translates into replacing the range as there is little to no cost difference).The self-cleaning oven will be a feature you, or your cleaning service, will appreciate, but it is unlikely to make your tenants clean the oven any more frequently or thoroughly.When it comes to refrigerators, we buy new and Energy Start (tier III) models only.

It is good that you are reading a lot in US terms however at the same time make sure to translate this to the reality here in Spain. 

An SFH in Cary/Apex is really only $25K or so more than an apples-to-apples home in some of these cities and with a 20% down payment that really only translates to another $5K downpayment.For anyone that wants to learn more about the Triangle, I suggest signing up to get news from WRAL TechWire.

For me this translated as follows:$105k appraised value$85k purchase price$5k closing costs70% LTV allowed (I'm in the >4 financed properties and this was on a duplex, so my max LTV is lower than yours would be).Loan amount I got was (105*.7) = $73.5k making my effective downpayment $11.5k (about 13.5% of purchase price compared with the 30% I would have put down had I not done this).