Hey Justin,Tough area to be honest. I

In all honesty the vast majority of retail buyers need their hands held through a transaction so the buyers agent cost, while high, does help protect the deal. 

Honesty is the best policy and you will make a profit, or you may have a big profit property drop to you. 

Again, I appreciate your honesty and your feedback.

@Nathan G.Thanks for your insight and honesty, I’ll consider these things!

To be honest I never gave that any thought because it was just were we lived.

Are we really here to discourage the people who are taking bold action and/or going after their dreams because we project our own fears on them or because we don't want to see them succeed because deep inside of ourselves, we want to invest internationally but don't dare doing and so the last thing we want is to see other people successfully doing it.I see repeated negative posts from the same people (not those who replied here thus far) from people in the international forum and I'm left wondering why they're hanging in the international forum if they're negative about international investing.By the way, even though I totally disagree with him on this matter, I have to command @John Carbone for writing in all honesty "I haven't researched ...

It all honesty, you wont get anywhere chasing the former owner. 

To be honest, I see their economy stagnant for a very long time until the yuan weakens and their imports become cheaper.

Jerry, I love your honesty!