There isn't much of a market for these units as retail condos any more, unfortunately.  

I've been in commissioned sales for several years and I currently manage a few locations of a major retail company.Thanks to everyone that's already involved on the forums.

Most newbie investors have heard of fix-n-flips or rehabbing or retailing (@J Scott is an expert on this).

I'm also interested in curated reports or data that may be related to the real estate market (Commercial info, sales in other markets, jobs reports, retail store locations). 

One would assume you would try and adjust the property you want, to the costs of the ones in your market to see how much repair wiggle room you have to sell around the current (retail?)

This is because property typically has a higher price point and many Chinese cannot afford that (yet), or they do not have the means to transfer the money out of the country (There is a 50,000 USD limit per person per year in transferring money out of the country)- Lastly, the retail Chinese citizens  (lower income) are planning to see how things will go with the stock market.

The risk here is that they may not end up liking the end product and then I have to sell retail with all the risks associated (and in a flip that I normally may not have done had I not had a buyer at the onset).

I suggest you stay away from the large residential developments in all the local countries, which are always over marketed and hyped to foreigners, though they will include very appealing financing.Better to stay commercial and look at tenanted multi-story retail shop-lots or professional offices in established areas, in my view.

It was getting crazy in 06 (bought a principal res this year...bad idea)/07/08, died down significantly in 09 (when I ended up buying a rental condo), and then picked up the pace again.Condo-wise, buying in 06/07-ish and after commissions, I'm seeing alot of barely break evens (case in point, my own principal residence that I sold before moving - that said, I paid less on PIT than renting an equivalent). 

The Florida work I will do virtually as I'll be referring prospects whom I find through my wholesale calls and who want to sell at a retail price.