Reality check- New construction is almost always going to translate into higher rent.

Some forclosed homes on zillow are on there for thousands of days (which would translate into years of homeowmers not paying mortgage?)

The language issue is significant, this is why (you'll love this) I engaged a prospective seller to help me with the translation.

That advice does not translate. 

So, they end up going to a place where "regulations are reasonable" (translated to "something I am used to and have done for a long time") and stay there for a bit until those "regulations" catch up with that area.

While not perfect, you can paste the contents of your docs into google's translate and get pretty close.

Say you have 100k, then you could buy something around 400k, if there is 1% rent, that could translate to 4k/month.

She translates everything that I want to say and responds for me.

And this higher threshold translates into higher risk-adjusted returns on investment over the long haul.A vertically-integrated company buys the property, builds or renovates it in-house, and does the property management in-house.

Translation: A city isn’t that big.