I would always recommend Americans basing their RE portfolios in the USA, at least to start...worst case scenario, you can always come back and manage it yourself.Long term thinking, getting paid rent in USD will allows provide that "location independence/global arbitrage" strategy where even just a $1000/monthly cash flow from your US based rentals will provide a very reasonable standard of living in many South East Asia countries.Lots of ways to attack it.  

Global as well as domestic investors are casting wider nets as they look at U.S. real estate markets.

These global issues have little to no effect on local investors including those that invest in other states. 

It can be quite humbling to go from working for a company with Global name recognition and an impressive sounding title (aka – everyone calls you back), to cold calling contractors and hoping they can make some time for you. 

Think globally: There are overseas investors who would be happy just to not lose value on their investments, due to local currency instability and inflation. 

That would unnecessarily gum up the works in consumer transactions.If you wanted confidentiality, you should have instructed the appraiser of that before he/she took the job.

There is that global warming thing going on you know. 

That means that “house prices in the cities thus not only reflect the local factors such as supply constraints, regulations and zoning, but also global trends.”"

If you talk their language, IE debt coverage, net worth, cash flow, global cashflow, and can quickly grasp their lingo they will see you an experience investor and will be more app to give you financing where your personal name will not be on the note.

Put that nice cash in a diversified global fund and catch that 8-15% per annum.