Feel free to PM me, I am a licensed mortgage agent with Dominion Lending Centres and may be able to answer some of your questions regarding this. 

Originally from Vietnam, lived in Singapore and Middle East for several years, graduated from Boston University with an MBA degree, currently doing a full-time job with an IT company in downtown Boston, MA.

I had a client from Singapore and we wanted to take him to a range in Wa. that had machine guns he was not allowed as he did not have US ID.. you might want to check with the gun range on that one to make sure they can allow them to shoot.  

I've also lived in Australia and Singapore so investing in foreign real estate was much more natural than "outside the box" for me.  

Not even in some of the hottest markets in the world, New York, Tokyo, London, Singapore, the prices have never appreciated in a linear fashion and even in these hot market there have been prolonged downturns affecting both appreciation and rents. 

I already own 25% of a city-centre 3 bedroom flat in Barcelona where we live, paying only €600/m in rent (much better than market rate). 

Id forfeit my US citizenship to avoid taxes, leave the country to the bahamas, from there, Id be between a Russian Citizen, and a Citizen of Singapore.Id incorporate my holding companies in Singapore, and the Shanghai Business park.

Higher economic output triggers higher appreciation, it happened everywhere regardless it's San Jose, NYC, Singapore, Berlin, or London. 

I would recommend being in areas on the West Side of Cleveland like West Blvd, Cudell, Old Brooklyn, Clark Fulton, Edgewater, Jefferson, and Brooklyn Centre.

I am from Singapore and together with my partner we have acquired 11 rentals in the US remotely.