A highly skilled Guatemalan (my preference) or Mexican laborer will cost you $150 per day.  

Regarding your situation, the appreciation strategy for real estate investment is compelling, especially in a high-demand market like Vancouver.

I considered SFH where I'd rent out all the rooms and keep one to myself, but this seems risky since I'll realistically be away for months at a time and couldn't manage the unit/other tenants.Then I came across some listings that appear to be hotel rooms for sale, with basically the facilities I need (a bed, toilet, kitchen), a price point I can handle (270-500k$, I'd do 20% down), and fairly high HOAs (~1500$/m?).

Simplified example: if all assessments would exactly double, individual property taxes would stay exactly the same.Milwaukee is currently the 2nd most competitive market for renters in the US, you can watch a video on current Milwaukee rent increases here. 

Is Tracy hills an easy commute from major high paying jobs?

It sounds a bit high imo but it really depends how much work he/she is doing.

I'd highly recommend starting out with a house hack - whether it be a large single family in a good area or small multifamily. 

He also gets to enjoy California's low property taxes and high appreciation which has worked well for him. 

Soon closing on a property property cost $458k and the closing cost is really high we are doing FHA mortgage they are charging 2% of the loan plus application fee and mortgage insurance on closing for the amount of $7k and plus monthly mortgage insurance... in 2020 there was not just a thing 2% of the loan on mortgage origination loan fee! 

The last auction of treasuries also saw Russia and China buying less US debt and investor optimism is not high, and bids were like 50bps greater.