As far as I am concerned, storing your money in gold bullions does not provide any tax benefits, does not feed you with cash flow and is not eligible for like-kind exchange to avoid capital gain tax.

If they contact me by phone instead, I follow-up with them via email or text, mostly to have a written record of the exchange.

@Daniel Klucas, depending on how much work has gone into creating the lots and whether or not you can lump them into one sale, you may still be able to do a 1031 exchange and defer the tax into that.  

The driving factor behind this seems to be a 15% property tax on Foreign money, which appears as if it was designed to specifically target Chinese money in the market.

It sounds from your exchange that you fall into the third category.Am I a part of Scott's Mastermind Group?

I too do SFR rental properties in SoCal ... most BP'ers assume that those will not be profitable in this market, but that has not been my experience, and I'd bet not your family's experience either :) Happy to network and exchange notes on REI anytime ...

., loan application, loan approval, inspections, satisfaction of contingencies, title transfer, etc.Attend sales meetings at request of REALTORS.Process incoming and outgoing referrals as deemed correct by the company.Special events promotion, organization, and implementation.Handle bank and trust deliveries.Handle all transaction record-keeping in an organized, complete, and clear manner.Search legal and/or city/county records.Compile information and keep records for income tax preparation.DON’T: Make representations about the services offered by the real estate brokerage.Interpret documents or answer questions concerning documents.Ask, answer, or discuss questions concerning asking price, address, number of bedrooms, or other qualities of a property.Ask owners questions as to their housing needs in order to determine their interest in listing their property.Gather information on an owner’s house or a home an owner may be looking for.Provide information to the owner on properties listed.Request the names of others interested in buying or selling a property.Direct or assist in the procuring of a prospect which is calculated to result in the sale, lease, or exchange of real estate.Here is another example.

I work with foreign investors around the world who invest in properties in Japan for the purpose of cash flow, rather than capital gain.

I am a rookie foreign investor and will most probably start of with turn key investment.

I'm interested in hearing your reasoning on investing in Foreign ETFs.