@Arthur RoyaleThere are several domestic and foreign economist along with the Governor of the Bank of Canada who have publicly conjectured that the CAD could test, and perhaps exceed, its all time low of $0.6179 USD (January 21, 2002) in the next 12 - 18 months.We have a cash reserve in USD and have preset instructions to convert a portion of it back to CAD should that occur.Take a search trough BP for Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John and Halifax and you will find a handful of threads where I and others have discussed apartments.  

Basically it is on everybody's radar and people make it a priority to make sure everything sells for FULL PRICE or higher.There are a lot of foreigners and out-of-towners coming in Seattle and buying/investing.

It is also possible that we would never actually live in the property, depending on our work assignments in the future (career foreign service, so going back to D.C. is likely, but not definite).

Properties that attract a lot of foreigners should do reasonably well as well, especially if the US $$ declines. 

I guess ideally I would like a country that offers long term foreign residents healthcare into their system also.I heard of a woman who bought a stone house surrounded by lots of land in Estonia for about 17K and it went up to over 30K within 2 years.The reason I need solitude is for personal reasons, and because I will work remotely, great internet access is essential.Thanks,Karolyn

Most lenders will limit foreign investors to a 50-60% LTV, even with the LLC.

I think many foreign investors are looking for the same thing.

Lower end properties will probably be affected more than luxury properties.3) Devaluation; meaning the purchasing power of your currency deflates relative to world currencies.  

: 2 days after sending e-mails to an Altisource  worker (they are with Ocwen/Hubzu),  with a foreign accent, I was  hacked by an Indian microsoft impersonator.

Logan A.Here's some of my retirement and savings strategy:Continue to make sure I have enough liquid cash reserves (online money market) for 6 to 12 months of livingDollar-cost-average invest across several algorithmic trading platforms on a daily / weekly / monthly basis (betterment.com, wealthfront.com, and acorns.com)These platforms also do tax-loss harvesting.Max out 401K and contribute min $5K yr into my IRA if I canMy 401K and IRAs are invested aggressively in stocks (and < 10% bonds) via a mix of Domestic and Foreign ETF's / Mutual Funds.And for real estate investing, I have a decent amount in one IRA invested in notes at about avg 9% annualized return.