If you're holding U.S. dollars, 2019 is the best year in a long time for harnessing your buying power abroad. The dollar's current strength is creating some amazing bargains in countries that trade properties in their local currency. I call this temporary distortion a "currency discount," and it's a metric that I watch closely. Simply put, properties in many countries got dramatically cheaper, in dollar terms, thanks to favorable exchange rates. A strong dollar and discounted properties are important... but...