Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing.Ah yes, I was involved in competing for one of those apartments in Russian Hill.

If they've had a couple of price drops, then they're going to be more motivated to take your offer, including financing contingencies.In my case, the home was one of four almost identical craftsman style homes on the coast that were built by Russian developers.

There are a few properties to be had in the higher $200s to mid-$300s in the Russian River area where you could cover your mortgage through vacation rentals. 

The Russians start their negotiations a couple hundred below their original price and inch down, ever so slowly.

My wife is Russian.

Little about myself.A tri-lingual, full time real estate agent serving Chicago and surrounding suburbs of Illinois for over 20 years.I am fluent in English, Polish and Russian, and is licensed since 1983.I specializes in both Chicago and Suburbs residential and commercial real estate sales.I LOVE REFFERALS.

We’re 10 years behind the Russians in LNG optimization.

I can take punches (Russian joke).Well enough for my first intro.

English and Russian speaking)

After speaking with her, she sounded like an older Russian lady that spoke very good English but was pretending she didn't understand the numbers to work a better deal.A Week before closing the wholesaler calls me and tells me he does not want to deal with the lady anymore because she keeps asking for a discount to take care of the problems in the house (some plumbing and cabinets needed to be replaced, est. $4,500).