Locals are no difference. There are good and bad people in all races, nationalities. We had a tenant who happened to be staying at the same condo and being a "filial son", he rented my place for his mum's stay. Told us his mum had her own special bed so do not need our brand new bed in the Master bedroom. For the first three months prompt in payment, after that have to keep chasing for payments. When we visited, all the 3 bedrooms were always locked, claimed they had overseas visitors. At the end of a year rental, found that our brand new bed was replaced with an old mattress, one compressor missing, kitchen sink area full of "mushrooms" and toilet windows full of cigarette butts. Must have sublet-ted to PRC. Dining table totally damaged. Also housed his 2 pinoy maids. So we withheld his deposit and he sent us lawyer's letter. Unfortunate to have thief as tenant!