Oh my goodness.  That article is rubbish.  I agree that it's a waste of time.  I just posted my oppinions on the site.

andrewe303 wrote:

Charles 1 wrote:
Interesting article in Property Update yesterday on investing in the USA. http://propertyupdate.com.au/articles/is-the-investment-grass-really-greener-in-the-us.html Read it and take out of it…[Read more]

Buying property in the USA can be tricky as we can tell from this blog.  However, I have spent years putting together a complete service offering allowing Aussies to purchase WHOLESALE investment properties in low risk cities and neighborhoods.  Unless you are willing to spend a lot of time, energy and money to put all the peices together that I…[Read more]

There has been a bit of tax discussion with the LLCs so I thought I'd run one by anyone who may know the answer.  Here it goes…What I’m trying to ascertain is how the IRS in the US will tax a Delaware LLC which will be owned by a Self Managed Superannuation Fund in Australia?  I don’t know if you have familiarity with Self Managed Super Funds…[Read more]

Our concentration has been in Dallas and the one new opportunity I mentioned earlier in San Antonio.  Two different opportunities acheving two different outcomes.  However, most single family homes in Dallas (townhouse or stand alone) will produce both income of about 13% and growth of about 6% (so we believe).  To purchase this type of sing…[Read more]

Well said Dale.

Hi Lucigoosey:It is interesting that you have identified those markets.  We tend to invest in the ones you identified and avoid the markets you found to be poor.  However, we do more due diligence as we factor in local infastructue build and investment, property costs, taxes, school systems etc.  To this end we are in Cleveland OH, Kansas City MO…[Read more]

Hi Sunny Girl:  I don't know i it's too late but I was in the US buying properties for clients when this post was established.My company Tandem Uehling provides turnkey services making it easy for you to purchase investment properties in the US.  These services consists of:1. financing in Australia for funds to go to the US2. opening a forex a…[Read more]