I told her we may rent the first year, and she suggested being near downtown where the action is for that year, and then can always move further out when buying.

Why is the actions of China different than the official information?

@John Neff a spreadsheet to run numbers is all you need. 99% of RE books are rah-rah rants to motivate potential buyers into action or authors/ghostwriters rewriting what other successful authors have written many years ago.

Reddit can be time consuming so there is that to consider.

If they are truly squatters they you file a "Wrongful Detainer" action.

There is so much information on BiggerPockets that you can't possibly consume it all!

These clauses are usually tied to the Consumer Price Index released by the U.S.

I think I know enough fundamentals just to get started but still paralyzed to take action.

If the cash flow stays the exact same in today's dollars (not even taking into account inflation impact on the rent and zero return on the $100K), it would take 15.5 years for the negative cash flow to consume the $100K. 

Hi @Carla Marie, congrats on planning to take action towards your goals.