Through an amazing set of circumstances, we were made aware of a family of 7 orphans that the Russian government was going to separate.

From what I read, Sochi cost the Russians 50 billion.As far as marijuana, while my wife and I both voted to legalize it, we don't allow it in all our rentals.

I say this in a half kidding have serious way, for example I had a customer who owned a body shop, very old school with a thick Russian accent. 

By 2004, I had $100k saved up, and bought a SFH in Phoenix for $400k because "I could not afford Bay Area"...Comes 2007, bought first SF condo for $635k, 2/2 in PAC Height...2008, another 2/2 in Russian Hill, 2009 another 2/2 in Noe.....All 3 on short sale or foreclosure....

(Those two drinks actually might be be very good--hmmm)How to make a "Black Russian and a White Russian" (also not ethnic slurs--just cocktail names) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?

The Russian said "What's a T-bone steak?". 

Spanish, Chinese even Russian. 

I am in the process of reformating my financial footprint from "paranoid Russian style" to "functioning member of society" I have been here for a very long time (since 1996) and have done such a good job of working for and buying everything with CASH that I have only one credit agency out of three that even knows that I exist. 

Tons of money coming in from Russian and Latin American investors has thrown the market out of whack.

That coupled with the supply chain problems and the Ukraine-Russian war effect upon grain prices and oil prices suggest that we will be in for a bumpy ride for a bit.