My second piece of advice would be to come to the BiggerPockets meet-up @Chris T. mentioned above at Resident Culture on the first Tuesday of the month.

In the past I've spent thousands of dollars on training programs but not really personal mentorship.Here is my advice I would start where you are - Bigger Pockets - not just to learn the business but also the culture of the business.

Did you get a deal in Chinese Pex at Dollar General?

I don't disagree with one of the mentions about the culture has changed....that is definitely true....but that's just more, I think, that so many people are on here now and so many people are talking.

Yes, meanwhile they justify exploitative sales tactics and build backwards work cultures where loyalty is valued over good communication skills, integrity, and merit. 

That's because Miliarakis caters to a very specific segment of buyers: prosperous Chinese with an eye toward acquiring foreign properties.

Their culture wants everyone to make money.

Reminder that a 10-percent tariff on imported Chinese goods will be implemented on September 24th, 2018.

I once did a project as a GC for a Chinese American investor and right when it was time for him to pay me he cancelled his contract with me, did not pay me what he owed me to that date and finished the building with his own contractor friends and family.

Now, I've taken a quick business trip there for 1 day recently and I'm aware that the northern part of the city is not really "culturally mixed" if that's ok to say..