In addition, the quality of PM companies can be pretty bad (just as in any market), and the language & cultural barrier can be a real challenge in you managing them.

If you're looking for A properties in a market like that, you're going to get a big pinch in caps since everyone and their Chinese brother-in-law are stepping into secondary markets reaching for yield these days.

In the summer months especially, I think Barcelona can compete with any city for vibrancy, aliveness, culture, and quality of life.

One thing about Chinese.

Big business and labor unions around SF are driving a smear campaign to stop Homesharing, but it is one of the oldest hospitality experiences in many countries & cultures, pre-dating hotels and boarding houses.

Eboni,we are a US team based in China dealing with Chinese investors looking to acquire US real estate.

I would love to see a big difference be made to change the culture, but don't have alot of faith that will ever happen.

However her 600k is sitting in a Chinese bank in Beijing.

That aside, to go from being in a NYC environment, to a beach environment is a huge culture shock.

@Andrew MichaelTake California, tons of Chinese investor are investing in southern California with and yielding 6% ROI.