My tenants were a bit freaked out, naturally.Turns out, some scammer apparently pulled my info from an ancient Craig's List ad I'd posted years ago, and created a dummy ad at mynewplace dot com.

Does anyone know of any requirements that would be specific to Greek nationals regarding investing in U.S. real estate? 

Comps in the area of other duplexes are $340 to $380Do you negotiate on wear & tear or outdated things like ancient carpet, no dishwasher, old patio doors?

I live in Santa Clara and am software consultant by profession so most of the real-estate jargons are greek at this point.But I am willing to learn, and was wondering if a 3 months course for a real-estate agent license makes sense even if I really don't want to make that my primary profession (I am told it does not pay very well :).Investments are a different game for sure.

I use the term "I" loosely because I had a lot of help.But that's ancient history. 

please don't dredge up ancient threads to respond to?

Found a guy who does a lot of hotels, but the guy looks ancient.

maybe its some sort of ancient philosophical exercise

If electrical is the ancient knob and tube, it may or may not be in need of work in the future.The duplex I am living in now was built in 1880, but all plumbing and electrical had been updated in the last decade so those systems are as good as in a new build.

You'll find a lot of multis built in the late 1890s to the 1930s and those come with all the usual physical plant precautions - knob & tube, cedar pilings, ancient plumbing, etc.RPR is a good tool, but more than that, I'd be looking at Trulia's crime heat maps and MLS rental histories.