As a former forex trader, i appreciate the value technical analysis brings, and this tool is built on just that.

I assume this would be a vacation rental you would occasionally use yourself.Be sure to include currency exchange rate risk in your evaluation of the deal.

I still haven’t met a person that likes to pay taxes.20% in gold: investing in gold is betting governments will keep borrowing at elevated levels, and hence depreciate their currencies, causing investors to lose trust.

@Mike Lambert The main thing is you cannot count on currency fluctuations like that. 

I'll just add on a couple1) Christopher is correct - you will be required to include the rental income into your US tax return.If you are paid in a currency other than US dollars - you will need to convert the rental income/expenses into US dollars.2) if you hold the rental property in a corporation/partnership.

That capital needs somewhere to go, preferably risk free, positive yield government debt denominated in a stable currency......AKA 10 and 30 year US treasuries. 

My frustration came out at the last guy and I'm sorry for lumping you into it.No problem.I prefer FOREX. 

Ask the broker or agent on the phone what is the sellers currency for accepting an offer?

Its value rises and falls relative to other currencies.

But a note is "currency" and you can spend it in a lot of ways.Hi Gail - Could you expand on this further?