By the way, no hotels were available in the area because of the AAU junior Olympics going on in the area. 

The view houses along the bluff edge, where upper management lived, have stunning multi-million dollar views across Puget Sound and 100 miles west to the Olympic Mountains.

Another strategy would be to aim to spend half that on a property for ourselves alone (just came from Tokyo and are used to small units) and invest the other half separately.

My dream is to own a house that has panoramic views of the Puget Sound, Olympic Mountains, and continuous sunsets.I bought my first single family rental in October 2015 (in Mount Vernon, WA) and I am eager to increase my portfolio of rental homes.

Our focus is on properties with yield between 6% to 12%, so, not Tokyo and Osaka, but attractive cities, nonetheless, with rental income.

Olympic Rentals has been good from my experience. 

.- Tourism is on high demand and has been for some time with the Olympic Training Center and soon to be museum, Pikes Peak, Cog Railway, The Incline, Cave of the Winds, and so much more.- Plus you got to love all the microbreweries - just sayin...

It is almost exactly one mile east of downtown Colorado Springs, within a 1.5 miles of Colorado College, Memorial Hospital and the Olympic Training Center.

@Nik Moushon  you have to find those private owner tracks.. buying from one of the big 10 timberland holders is going to be tough they usually trade between themselves many times just squaring up section lands.And depends on the area if you buying East side timber grows slower so it needs to be olderif U snag something say over off of the 1 5 corridor or foothills it can be younger and grows faster.same with the olympic penninsula.. 

Predicting the housing market should be an Olympic event; everyone loves to predict the ups and downs of the real estate market.