I am an American Expat living in Cabo, Mexico and I actually work as a Condo Sales Rep for a Developer.  

A stronger American dollar has hurt foreign investment (says most new luxury buyers are Americans, over the Chinese/Russian/Brazilian majority from a couple years ago), developments that used to pre-sell are not doing so as rapidly, and you have a lot coming on line Downtown, LIC, Downtown BK, and in Midtown.

I personally use American IRA.

@Jacob Resendez Lucky for you your step by step guide just got published by BP itself.Buy this book and read it.https://www.amazon.com/Set-Life-Dominate-American-...

I may be completely off base here,  but since we are ingrained from birth in America the American dream is to own a home.

I'm entirely clueless and learn well by reading in a linear fashion, like a book or something similar.

Plenty more will see the population growth at some point, too.Key Takeaways: Foreign-born residents and immigrants who own homes have become significant assets the american realty economy Some cities would not have bounced back as quickly after housing crisis if not for this immigrant homeowner group A new report indicates that immigrant homeowners have positive impact on urban growth, and that such areas should examine how to better support immigrants groups to buildcommunity"Immigrants have helped stabilize and strengthen the housing market throughout the recovery,"Read more: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/39837-immigrants-seek-to-own-homes-in-the-suburbs

She crawls around on a hand crafted American Leather sofa that cost approximately $40,000.

Yet much of what Americans know about investing was taught to them by a commissioned sales person.

However, I recently made a change and am now working in a legal office for a Native American Tribal government.My real estate addiction started shortly after purchasing my first home in 2010.