Not sustainable except for the top 10-15% of Americans.   

Does anyone know of US lenders who help Canadians get an American mortgage?  

But start to get out of the SAD (sad american investment diet).Real Estate Investments: Cash flow and appreciation aside for you as a high income earner over 400K AGI its going to be more about saving taxes.

Can go from $25 to $500k…large line.Frost Bankin Texas only.Bank of Southern CaliforniaCaliforniaBank of West (BNP Paribas)CaliforniaCal Coast Credit UnionCaliforniaEast West Bankup to 60% LTV with "no docs” CaliforniaSan FranCaliforniaFirst RepublicCaliforniaFremont BankCaliforniaHSBCCaliforniaHSBCCaliforniaSilvergate BankCaliforniaMountain American Credit Union and America First have great rates for HELOCsAmerica First will do a HELOC on an investment property in Utah.STR DSCR Mortgages (not HELOCs)VisioUTAHHost FinancialUTAHAmerican HeritageUTAHLendingOneUTAHRCNUTAH

Owner demands are forcing PMCs to hire cheap VA's from foreign countries, but it's difficult to train these VA's about industry knowledge and American customs. 

The bucket was halfway filled with South African Krugerrands and American Eagle gold coins.

Currently, I run a real estate portal for Spain.During my years in real estate here I have always wondered why more Americans don't invest over here.

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

Itś more complicated in the African American Community.

Luckily, this data is tracked by the Society of Actuaries and is demonstrated in the chart below.Whole Life Lapse Rates If we use an 11% lapse rate in year 1, 9% in year two, 7% in year three, 6% in year four, and 6% in year 5, that means that 1/3 of folks have surrendered their policies within just 5 years, long before breaking even.