I don't mean to stick my nose in here, but you are the one losing money every month.

These are two articles that are relevant for this Chinese money discussion:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/billions-in-capital-moved-out-of-china-right-under-the-governments-nose-2016-03-01http://www.smh.com.au/business/china/suitcases-of-cash-chinese-travel-figures-hint-at-capital-exodus-20160922-grlttn.htmlAs we continue to see Chinese putting $1-2mm offers on apartments and houses in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas over the last few months, I am sure that there are other ways as well. 

A property close to one of mine was nearly boarded up after the tenants were selling coke under the landlord's nose. 

Apply whatever baloney code sections you want to whatever you want - it is literally no skin off my nose. 

Two reasons for this, I don't want the insurance company to think it's vacant and charge me through the nose & don't want low-lifes thinking it's vacant to steal, destroy or party in.

There aren't many out there, but if you keep your nose to the grindstone you can find them.As for finding deals I always preach that there is no golden way to find deals.

One from another agent who had carried a second, one from a seller who had carried a second (I'm not sure that both weren't putting the cash up their noses) and one from a work colleague who had carried a first on an inherited property.

Although I only stand 5'6" and still look like a teenager at 31, I've bumped my nose, failed fast, and gone through the real estate school of hard knocks like any successful investor.Don't give up when you've come this far though.

Since my first real estate workshop on April 17-19 I have been nose deep in the materials provided to educate myself in this field.

I have been surveying friends, acquaintences and co-workers what they would expect to pay in a rental in my location and they are right on the nose with what I would want to charge.