Example:  Foreign Investors, or Multi Family California, you get the idea? 

@Jacob Hammes I found that the vast majority of potential foreign investors (non U.S. citizens) back out or do not seriously consider investing in the U.S. if they have below a certain $ amount to invest...That said, I live in the U.S. and obviously do not have the potential regulatory burden.

Here's an article from Market Watch on > "The danger of foreign buyers gobbling up American homes"What's your reaction and thought on this issue. 

More options too for entry and exit.Ballpark pricing in areas foreign to me (especially given my market and its pricing) just means I'd end up with my foot in my mouth.

Not only is the lender in a different country from where the collateral is located, but they have to go through a foreign legal system to take the property.

Hi,I'm a foreigner but I used to live and work in the US and so have a SSN and bank account with money in it.

Furthermore, they never mentioned the difficulty it is for a foreigner to get bank financing on deals or any of the other complexities, but they also don't have any of the creative things you can do to jump into real estate investing too!

I know in Japan they're very closed off to foreigners at times, but my fiance is Japanese which may be quite beneficial in this case.

BoA sets minimum loan for foreigners @ 300k

Trying to invest in countries where you are not a citizen brings challenges of difficulties in getting financing, having to engage with the tax laws of that country and the fact that, explicitly or not explicitly, most countries have some or other "penalty" for foreigners trying to invest in real estate.