Also there are a number of overseas Chinese banks with a presence in the U.S.I would think having a Chinese national set up an account with one of these banks would facilitate transferring funds into a U.S. branch office.

I attribute this to a couple of things: 1) LA vs KC is a major price difference, LA is actually about 10x more expensive. 2) culture, in KC people are generally honest and trustworthy, much less true in CA. 3) litigious culture, related to 2 but generally more litigious in CA.

In theory yes and in the short term yes, the biggest gainers from remote working trends will be outlying areas like Santa Cruz, Napa etc versus out of state location s like Montana or Idaho etc.But I also think once Covid talk dissipates office culture will take over and old habits WILL return.

I think seeing residential real estate, especially handyman fixer-upper properties, as an investment is very different when you come from certain immigrant cultures that have histories of doing this: as my wife is Russian and I am Greek with a significant personal and family history in this work, it wasn't so difficult.But in general, when I am convinced that something is worthwhile and I think my wife should look at it, I give her a manageable amount of material and ask her to look at it.

This will also spell out all the rules and regulations to continue to qualify/ avoid eviction.Instead of using fear of eviction as a means to keep tenants in line, create a cultural shift to address underlying problems instead.

This is all in Chinese so I didn't attend, but she reported back to me.

Demand is high and it’s always great to live in that kind of atmosphere with the restaurants, pubs, and cultural things.

There is great culture, trees, museums, parks, Old Historic districts (Old Pasadena, The Playhouse District, etc.), GREAT SCHOOLS, close proximity to downtown LA, the mountains and the rest of LA.

The vibe, the buildings, the culture, EVERYTHING.

LOL I am a SoCal native and spent 25 years in Las Vegas prior to coming here so needless to say Kermit is definitely a culture shock!