He was about to start working for Qualcomm (a lot of my clients are in the tech industry since I am a former Computer Engineer) and so this particular client targeted areas centered around Qualcomm (UTC, Mira Mesa).
They bought a single SFR for him to live in, and two condos as rentals. They did use financing since he had established some credit here in the States. So it was a combination of financing on the SFR, and all cash for the condos.