Translation: A city isn’t that big.

This economic stability can translate into a steady demand for housing and commercial real estate.In addition, Kansas City has a growing population and is home to several colleges and universities, including the the University of Missouri-Kansas and Rockhurst University.

You could give the current tenant an incentive to move out - which translates to cash in hand.

That doesn't necessarily translate in high real estate investment returns but you can make some money investing in real estate there (like it seems you do) and so it makes perfect sense that you do that since you live there.Those like me who don't live in Panama are likely purely looking at figures and comparing risk-adjusted returns with other countries where they can invest.

So we focused on NC & VA, as we find both much more landlord friendly, translating to lower expenses and higher profits, much less headache and still within our preferred driving range. 

You can easily translate those skills to align with your investment goals.

However, the seller was Spanish speaking and her realtor translated the whole thing about not being able to flush toilet paper so there were witnesses to her telling me that.

I liked doing the HUD/REO analysis because I could translate the data into actionable results.

I've been operating for a decade this March and truly I wouldn't change where I own and operate.Still it translated to my being a darned good PM, I've already cut my teeth in some very difficult neighborhoods.

My experience doesn't translate well outside of Chicago.