But, I would say that unless you knowingly included false information about China law that was a material inducement to an investor to invest and the investor sustained losses because of your statement, I think that it would be unlikely for a US court to enforce a Chinese anti-fraud law.  

I cant agree more with @Kenneth Reimer and by approaching the vendor as a solution to THEIR problem is always the first & best way in..However - if they don't want to sell, they just wont.

That article definitely helped a lot and I've included that in my REI notes (still a newbie but trying to learn as much as I can)Our other house (the one we currently live in) sustained a bit of water damage during the storm (roof vent leaked) so was worried that may be the case with the other house we were going to close on soon.

If ventilation is a concern and you need vents than this could be a good solution for you as it opens when it is hot and closes when it is cold while still protecting against flood and rodents. 

A month goes by, no issues until tonight- Tenant B says girlfriend threatened to hit her, Tenant B gets police and lawyer involvedAs a landlord, my solution was to ask BOTH guests (not the tenant) to never come back to the house again, or I will evict the respective tenant.  

You don't have to walk around Oakland, but if you want a deal with no rehab needed, and not too many days on market, and don't want to dig, spend time calling expired listing, driving by properties, finding out what's wrong, finding a solution that works

The reason this is risky is you and me don't have any clue when oil is going to reach high enough AND sustainable prices to restart most wells - translating into jobs and housing demand.  

I wouldn't rule out hard money - it exists for a reason and could be a short term solution that enables you to get control of a property, add value and then move into a lower-cost lender.

So I'm not really in a market that has this problem, but the solution still interests me as it's a possible target segment in the future.

The question is, do you have the money to sustain and people to help you rehab if they move out?