Hi Colin,
Mt.Druitt and Doonside fall under the Blacktown City Council, St.Marys belongs to Penrith. Both have different rules (believe it or not), Both Council will answer your questions over the phone, but will not under any circumstance commit to the answers, in other words, they will not put anything they say in writing, which will leave you…[Read more]

Hi Roseagain,
On a serious note. I saw an ad and thought it inviting, so, I contacted the company. The guy who rang me back was very persuasive, but unable to answer my questions satisfactorily.
He said that the company (MYATM) would provide the machines, (I see them all over the place, "Aussie ATM") and site them for me. I had no say as to where…[Read more]

Hi Wobbly,
I was at the time in the US when I applied for an SSN.
I got it from Tampa Florida. I was visiting my brother at the time.
I did this many many moons ago and as such although I remember it to be a Government department, I cannot recall the name of the department.

Hi Jayinrichs and Lawsy,

While i thank you for your invaluable comments which do make sense, I don’t quite agree with your opinions of Aussies in a general whole.
sure, we are after the elusive “Brass Ring”….i don’t know many people that aren’t, here in Sydney, over there in the US, in Asia, Europe etc.
We may seem to be too eager in our…[Read more]

(still new at this)
Thanks Tassie, I was trying to reply to your post and inadvertently sent your post by itself, sorry.

Anyway, thanks for your reply.
I am not buying anything in Missouri (once again a posting error), I am only buying in Florida.
I do have a registered Agent in FL, and have included their address in the application.
After…[Read more]

Hi guys,FYI We have just acquired another home in Missouri and would like to share how easy/cheap it was to file for an LLC in Missouri to acquire this property under

Hi Property Scout,

Did you use your Melbourne address in the forms?? Or did you use a US address?
I am trying to form an LLC in Florida (online), but the forms will not allow me…[Read more]

streamlineinvesting wrote:

Jeff2InvestUSA wrote:
From what I understand is that you will get an EIN when you set up the LLC, the ITIN* if I am correrct is for USA citizens,. The best advise I could give is to contact an accountant based in Australia who has USA knowledge. I have set up a LLC and all I need is an EIN number… to open the US…[Read more]

Good on you Rick, on your purchase and also on your eagerness to share your experiences.
Us “virgins”, (so to speak) need and rely heavily on the experiences of those that do not have a vested interest in the sale of the properties as we most of the time fall victim to overzealous Investment Houses.

I will be following your thread with much…[Read more]

Hi peoples,
I’m a new investor and very new to this.
I have attended an information seminar and am suitably impressed. This seems to be the path that I have been trying to find.
I have an initial question. There is a lot of talk about LLC and C-Corp.
Can anyone enlighten me on this subject? What would the reasoning be to have a C-corp and an LLC…[Read more]

Sad news indeed.
John at America Property has hit the nail on the head, a “Bad” neighbourhood in the US is like chalk to cheese compared to a bad neighbourhood in Sydney. You can still walk through Redfern and come out the other side…….little chance of that in a Bad area in the states.
Gotta be careful and really research the demographics of…[Read more]