As a professional business person, you need  to be aware of more than how money is made and many aspects don't initially make money they are more of an investment in your character and reputation that keeps you in business and later on promotes your business  ultimately translating into money.

Can't believe I didn't translate that thought process to acquiring rentals.

The relentless torture of corporate IT work (to include the physical torture of sleep deprivation especially, getting paged awake for server alerts and process errors), drove it through my thick skull that that was not the life I wanted for myself.Unfortunately for me, initially I didn't translate that directly to financial freedom. 

You could also use Google translate.

She had no paperwork to confirm this and so with the help of a Spanish translator, we were able to get a commitment from her to start paying $1,000 a month (instead of $1,700).

That doesn't always translate into the same improvement in value as the cost of the improvement.  

The offer 10% down "home mortgages" so I wanted to find out if this would translate to an investment property as well.  

If you have not been there it is very fun and there is a good translation between these two.

I know that sometimes property managers will get a kickback from a contractor for referring them the business (which can translate to the contractor/handyman upping the price to cover it).Was it not fully renovated prior to renting it out?

“That feeling has translated or transcended into Tucson.”The growth in the local economy has boosted confidence and fueled the office and industrial markets, which in turn aids in retail and even residential real estate.