Not so much if you are trying to buy a house).In addition, inflation is typically measured using the consumer price index, of which housing only makes up about 23%, so it's not a 1:1 correlation - an increase in the price of bread, or milk, or gasoline, or clothing, or movie tickets directly effects the CPI.

It would be awesome if I could have counterpart to ride with me

It's not uncommon for one to spend thousands of dollars in consulting with a US CPA and counterpart in your home country before a legal and tax entity structure is even formed. 

@Eli JacksonThe best sound advice I can give you on getting started is to cool your jets a bit and get $25K on the side that you could put in a little pile on the sidewalk, douse it in gasoline, light it up, and still be all right with your finances and your family.While you're busy getting your money straight you can learn more about real estate investing, make contacts, and refine your business plan.If saving $25K in 2-3 years is an insurmountable target for you and your family, real estate investing might not be the best of ideas for you.

But I will add one thing: grass won't grow in a patch of ground full of gasoline, no matter how much water and sunlight you give it.

Countries are making laws to do away with the new production of gasoline cars by 2030-2035 and more countries seem to be on board.

Energy prices rose 0.9%, due mostly to a 2.0% increase in the price of gasoline, which more than offset declining costs for electricity and natural gas.

I've used my leave off from my day job to work full time on my business while my counterparts take vacations and cruises.

Recession proof:Alcohol salesTrust Deed Investments (Notes)Gasoline Sales

Flippers like you have earned my respect by adding real values to homes, unlike your counter part in China, who just uses a large amount of money to push up the home price in an entire area and then sell.