-------------------What comes to mind for me reading your posts is the Classical Greek expression << οὐδέ γρῦ >>, which means something like "without a voice."

From the Greek sarkos (or some such).

He tried to explain the jargon of it all and it was greek but fax at the time spoke ascii text I think and Computers xt(s) text.

Also, since I know so little about financing (Carlton Sheets speaks greek when he talks about his creative financing methods) are there any good books that I can pick up to try to clarify some of this?

This is the healthiest attitude anyone can have.

But the offense that it gives you may just be interpreted as a value judgment on your tenant's part.For instance, as a practicing Greek Orthodox Christian, I am most grievously offended by much of what my tenants do.And yet I've never brought up any of this with them.

On a side not I do love a good hearty Greek salad with cuts of steak covered in feta, giant olives and oil , yum 

I'm pretty sure he thought that building US style subdivisions with wood framing would revolutionize the Greek real estate market.  

Below is the following scenario:The house: 1800's Greek revival made into a duplex.

I got my fat Greek a$$ out to my target areas and walked holes into my shoes again and again.