This will determine what kind of strategy you will follow, core, core plus, value add or opportunistic.If you were looking at $100k-$250k of capital I'd say you could be more liberal in your approach but since you are talking about 7 figures I would be alot more strategic about where you park your capital.

Sounds like you hit the jackpot for appreciation.

I don't think many judges would either, especially in the liberal state I live in.

I have a sizeable 401k from a former employer that needs to be liberated asap, and will be, in the event that access to OPM becomes an impediment to my goals.

For LA I assumed that number is 5% tops and that is liberal from my experience as it seems more like 1% if that. 30% seems super high here.

Originally posted by @Ramon Moreno:hey guys, just found out that my neighbor is being for closed on, the lady who owned passed, there is now a lis pendance, first mortgage for 123k, refi for 40k, and then another for...

One part is how crazy or liberal is the HOA- a great way to find out is knock on the neighbor's doors and ask- most people are not afraid to rave or spill the beans on their HOA. 

The neighbors are eager for him to vacate the property.The property is located in a very liberal area of Northern CA and the attorney retained by the daughters is claiming there is nothing he can do to get the husband out of the house. 

SF offers almost a complete lack of urban sprawl combined with very liberal city politics (a.k.a. stiff construction regulations) located in the hub of the growing tech industry means a strong investors market, if you can scrape up enough cash for the buy in.

The good thing in apartments in Greece, is maintenance is close to 0...that means that your holding costs will be minimal and you can wait for appreciation if we assume that the economy will eventually go better (10 years from now if you ask me)Consult with a tax accountant for your taxes as a foreigner.To rent out its a little tricky since tenant law is quite liberal.