If only it was that easy Sash, if you do some research into vendor financing in the USA you may think twice about it with the new laws coming in, especially in Texas.

The 2 main problems with investing in the USA are finance and property management. Due to the US being such a competitive market, one of the things that make it even harder is that…[Read more]

Hi Lisajason,

My wife and I started Australian House hunters about 3 years ago to assist time poor and inexperienced investors with sourcing property around Australia and the USA, doing due dilligence and looking after all other aspects of property investing. A large part of this is educating our clients on the property game and assisting them in…[Read more]

I think the first thing all investors need to think about is “who am I doing this for”. It is well known 95% of the people in this world do 95% of the work for 5% of the money while 5% of the people do 5% of the work for 95% of the money. We are all 5%ers and have to realise that 1 in 20 people will understand and agree with what you are doing…[Read more]

And incidently, regarding those QLD developers that you insinuated we resembled, that would fly you up to view their properties, maybe do some more research on them too.

Yes absolutely they would fly you up to look at their developments, they would even fly you back home afterwards, IF you purchased one of their…[Read more]

Hey Cosie,

The fact that you categorise us like that just shows a natural negativity which i am sure will carry over into many aspects your life. This is a comman think for many investors, we call it “the chip on the shoulder syndrome”.

If you took the time to find out about us you would find that our clients sign on with us for 2 years.

Do we…[Read more]

Quite often bird doggers do take the cream, they are investors looking for a way to finance their own investing. As with many investors they see many deals and yes, they cant do them all so why not make money from them. This is a common practice and an excellent way to get out of the rat race however once again it comes back to disclosure.

We…[Read more]

Hi Hernus,

If you are interested in what we do and how we can assist you with your investing please check out our website and email me with any questions you have.

We are a fully licenced and insured (including professional indemnity insurance) buyers agent that source investment property all over Australia and the USA,. We work with our clients…[Read more]

We have no affiliations with any developers or agents, we never have and we never will.. We are 100% independant and the properties we get from agents are properties thet would be listed or are already listed online. We are regularly contacted by developers and offered comissions to sell their product however a majority of our business is +CF…[Read more]

Hi Hani,

part of the reason there arent many 10%ers online is that when we get properties like that they go to our paid subscribers first, after a week if they are still available they will hit the website. These higher yeild properties will usually go fast, if they dont there is usually a problem that needs fixing.

I currently have 10%ers in…[Read more]

i believe there is a lot of good ideas and information on this thread however it comes back to one important fact, are you licenced and insured, what recourse do your clients have if it goes pear shaped.

Integrity in this industry is there but quite thin on the ground and many spotters are just doing it to finance their own interests in…[Read more]

Hi Again,

Didnt expect that many responses for the article, it just is easier if i post it here, its a biit long but good info.

Play fair.

Mic

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Scott Rocheville learned a hard lesson about real estate last y…[Read more]

Hi Guys,

Most of the properties we find for our clients thru Genesis are netting between 13 and 15% with gross around the 20 mark. We can find the 30 and 40% returns but you wont find a property manager to collect the rent or maintenance guys to renovate it. You could offer some work to the residents of the local crack house up the road but the…[Read more]

Hi Deb,

Investing in USA is something that is not for everybody, with the distance involved you have to be very thourough with your due dilligence. We are lucky to be working with a company that buys property, renovates it and then property manages it all within the one company.

If you want some actual “LATE BREAKING NEWS” Tuesday 29/11 edition…[Read more]

Geez Rich,

All I got was lunch at Gilhooleys, actually your company is worth more than $50, I’d say atleat $62,35. But back to parkdog’s original post when you do your research dont skim, no matter what town you buy into in the USA there will be good , bad and ugly. Unlike Pittsburgh where it is just bad and ugly.

We have spent almost 18 months…[Read more]

Hi Rajeev,

With the influx of Buyers Agents around Australian laws regulating procedures in purchasing property are changing all the time. be sure to check with asic and fair trading regarding what you can and cant do when trying to put these deals together.

There can be problems if you are seen to be manipulating the market for profit by making…[Read more]

Although Hans system may be a little dated his strategy of focusing on an area and closely monitoring it and then utilise the statistics you collect to locate and purchase undervalued properties does work.

It also worked a lot better in the high cashflow areas he focused on however just like every other property guru out there they have had to…[Read more]

Whoever is right or wrong the bottom line with investing in the USA anyehere for that matter is “PROPER PREPERATION PREVENTS PISSWEAK PERFORMANCE”

Congratulations Lisa and I wish you luck, the biggest problem with investors is analysis paralysis. This is not to say read 1 book and go for it, what I mean is when you have done the research and…[Read more]

Once again, well said Steve,
the problem with a majority of property investors is that they are too interested in the mass market and feel they have to move with them. when that fail they then have someone to blame, the only way to be a successful investor is to assume your own strategies, trust them and be accountable. Good luck and do YOUR thing…[Read more]

Hi Bj,

the first question to ask yourself, do you want and can you afford 100% finance and have you got the collateral to support this. Also is it in an area that will allow you to get 100% finance. It all comes down to the postcode you are purchasing in.

Contact Simon from Mortgage Hunter. Simon has done a couple of deals for clients of mine…[Read more]

The reason we buy in trust is straight up asset protection and tax advantages.

In laymans terms with a trust, you never actually own the assets however you do have control over them and decide where to distribute the profits.

From a legal stand point, you cannot sue a trust only a company, therefore you have the ability to change the trustee…[Read more]