Many are not foreigners at all.

Any thoughts on how an influx of foreign money would impact our local market?

Look at what's happened in all these major cities where foreign buyers have disappeared.

With roofstock which does hold your hand end to end - perfect fit for a foreign investor, the good deals disappear almost the minute they go up on the platform.   

Are there laws that I should be aware of as a foreign investor? 

Because CA, (redacted for triggering Californians) the Franchise Tax Board makes you pay tax on foreign income streams at your CA income tax rate and then gives you a credit if you actually had to pay another state tax on that income.

I am new to the US real estate market and I want to invest in a 4plex within 3-6 months for buy and hold as a starting point.Tentatively:Area of interest: Columbus/Cincinnati Ohio Any recommendation to me relating to:(1) Experienced realtor; and (2) Lender with mortgage program to foreign investor.Thank you very much!!!

I'm in south Florida and I see and have worked multiple times with foreign investors buying properties here. 

At the beginning of 2020, I began using the property as a home/dwelling -- the property is in a foreign country and, since I did not have any work constraints, I wanted to do some work on it (former tenants and management company did not take good care of it) while visiting with some family in the area.

Essentially if you move because of a PCS instead of 2 out of 5, you can get a 2 out of 15.These quotes are straight from the IRS, if you go to the link they have some examples too.Service, Intelligence, and Peace Corps personnel.If you or your spouse are a member of the Uniformed Services or the Foreign Service, or an employee of the intelligence community in the United States, you may choose to suspend the 5-year test period for ownership and residence when you’re on qualified official extended duty.