Here I can feel comfortable surrounded by like minded folk, who are moving at their own pace and want to be successful and make money.It is also very enlightening and comforting to me anyway, to see so many different cultures and ethnicities represented here on this platform, and we are all here with pretty common goals, learn, network, interact and if we are lucky we also get to help someone out.Stuff can get crazy out there, I hate reading the news and listening to bi-partisan discussions about today's issues or non issues made into issues.Here it is peaceful, we all want to better our lives, interact and have successful investments! 

I believe recent "event"  have postponed the problem, but with more and more uniformed millennials reaching adulthood every day the issue will not be corrected until a crash.When that crash happens everyone will be impacted whether they prepare or not, and there's simply nothing that can get the masses of Tide-Pod eating, condom-snorting millenials to reject their pop-culture educations aside from that very same economic collapse they are hell-bent to see.In other words, I recognize that it is inevitable and that there's not a damn thing I can do about it.Until then I plan on being smart with money, investing in real estate, and avoiding wasteful debt on items that aren't income-generating assets... expert for my truck and pets lol

I doubt the high-minded justify their 'necessary' backpacking trip around Thailand or their European jaunt to become more cultured. 

YUP fully guided tour eat there its a culture unto its own that's for sure.. lots of super sharp kids walking around there with their dogs and playing Volleyball :)

Perhaps it has something to do with our nation's culture of overindulging in everything they can get their hands on??? 

Also, it may be interesting to have tenants that are certain professions or backgrounds and cultures that  one landlord may "like"(or not) more than the another, for a host of reasons.

I rent as well, and it was a culture shock when I moved here and started looking for an apartment.

There is a culture of manipulation, lying and cheating in China that people in the US can't fathom. 

They also live there because they like the culture, climate, amenities, and other aspects that are difficult to measure.

You do need to know the language, culture and customs.