One final thought, for whoever is interested in macro themes: The thing to watch for on a global basis is the state of the Chinese currency.

Maybe you could purchase their house using cigarettes as currency? 

It basically boomed during the pandemic because travel nurse per diems and hiring contracts both exploded and we saw this nationwide surge of digital nomads.

@Montez B.Metro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: Double DigitCash flow: couple hundred/monthAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare and Auto industries.

But I was aiming for double digit returns over the life of the repayment.

But if you want to create specific codes with certain digits (instead of random), you either need to be close enough to the lock to use bluetooth or you need to have a gateway.

I've never seen a scenario where you can get into brand new built home w/ high end finishes below $300k in an A class area with strong rental demand & appreciation potential that cash flows in double digit returns & has $50k to $100k of immediate equity in many cases. 

Meanwhile, a swift recovery appears unlikely given the near-term potential for a mild, interest rate-driven recession, which poses downside risks to CoStar's basecase forecast for net absorption in late 2023 and early 2024.One silver lining is that even when excluding web services, Amazon's North American sales have been rising by double digits and the company is slowing its distribution center closures which began more than one year ago.

CoStar's house view forecast anticipates a peak-to-trough value decline of 30-35% by the middle of 2026, comparable to what happened after the Great Recession and far steeper and longer than the double-digit corrections expected in other commercial property sectors.There is resiliency at the top of the market, including 5- Star and new-vintage buildings, where rent growth has remained positive.

Alternatively, you could rent by the month to digital nomads but the location doesn't sound attractive to them either.