Its a cultural thing with the wife (no debt).

You need a qualified interpreter as much as the tenant does.Since you are dealing with 11 units, I would hire a professional language service that has resources for both interpreters (spoken language) and translators (written language) and perhaps even a cultural consultant.

It has an article about Chinese drywall and how that impacted a valuation by an appraiser and the property is set for foreclosure.

Saying "I don't want to do it" is like saying "our culture has predetermined norms for what a businessman / professional wears, but it's too much work for me".

:)If you don't the number 8 is like very good luck in that culture and it is very favorable to have that number in things.

Building Size: 4,000 SF Family Lot Size: 0.12 AC FINANCIAL SUMMARY: Pet shop- $1,500 Chinese Rest.- $1,500 (4) 3Brd Apts- $4,000 TOTAL RENT: $7,000 Annual Gross Income-$84,000 Taxes- $12,000 Net Operating Income:$72,000 Capitalization rate: 18.46 %

You can offer it, but I doubt they will accept it when Chinese buyers pay 75% to 80%.Joe Gore

My culture has a saying that laughing is the best medicine for your health.

It's a crying shame that they've gotten adopted by this hip hop culture as status symbols, and been the central breed in most dog fighting rings for years.

They've been in this apartment for 34 years and only spoke Chinese.