Between June and now I have been communicating with several wholesalers, been doing my own investigating by driving around neighborhoods and have been attending several meetings with the local SJREIA.  

We will continue to communicate on BP.

How are you going to communicate with realtors, attorneys, etc.

However, I think that US emotional exposure in China is quite a bit higher than that. 

Today's technology enables us to communicate and collaborate effectively with clients literally all over the globe.

Do business with people you trust, communicate often and ensure thorough understanding, and stay out of court.

We have agreed to go in together on a property bringing to the table-15k down, monthly savings that would be funneled back into the house for improvements and reno, a legal understanding of the situation (non emotional and non negotiable), and an understanding of why we want to do this. 

I'm a communications and marketing guy working in NEPA (northeast PA).

The lawyer would help with handling the communication with this tenant, at least send a warning shot.  

If you don't respond to a tenant's communication within 24 hours you are ignoring them.