A lot of Chinese buyers have gone to Seattle but Trump makes them nervous (me as well) so I don't think they're as attached to US markets as they are Vancouver and if Seattle implements the same anti-foreign measures as Vancouver I think they would choose Vancouver over Seattle.The capital controls are mainly focused on corporate purchasers and the smaller time players but I'm assured that the really wealthy/connected can still move money out yet flows are lower.

Fascinating, so this is why the big players do a value push and sell or cash out to trade up every few years. 

Move your savings account over, open a CD.

You'll be most effective by getting to know the principal, their concerns, expectations, time and other issues, and all players influencing the decisions and affected by any outcome.Suggest you copy and print this post,

The main goal is to make a little more for my Mother than she would make with a CD or other "safe" investment.  

However, I'd like to meet a lot more of the local players sooner rather than later. 

The remaining 50 dollar increase per unit might cause a lot of turnover.Take all your assumptions if A,B,C,D happens and throw it out the window.

You might bump into some money guys there, know they aren't "private lenders" they are hard money lenders fishing in the waters.You'll also find leaches there, (not a derogatory term) it's very acceptable practice in RE for an experienced person to team up with inexperienced players to get a deal done, these experienced types just leach onto newbies and work deals, there are some who do nothing but leach deals providing themselves with more opportunities with less effort.

That being said, the math makes this a simple one:$3,000/ monthly income - $1,800/expenses = $1,200 net cash flow x 12 months = $14,400 divided by 2% bank CD rate = $720,000 what you'd need sitting in a 2-yr CD.Use the excess net cash flow and build up another investment pool to find your next investment property to reach your goal of 10 free & clear rentals for retirement.Awesome job by the way!

Rent Range: $600-775 (The MLS does not specify individual unit prices)Gross Income: $164,700 (This seems really, really high... less than 1% vacancy in a C-/D area seems highly unlikely to me!)