There are still great opportunities to buy property in the United States however you need  to be careful as to where you buy

You can purchase Apartment complexes with finance at 60% non recourse funding at around 5% and also make money by providing vendor finance into the;local market for a healthy return.

I havre been an investor for mant years. I have also owned a real estate offfice where we managed around 200 properties. It used to amaze me how many landlords did not want to pay for things when they went wrong.

Here is the thing

Its your property, rather than loose a tenant fix the problem. You can often turn a negative into a positive.

I remember around 3 years ago a hot water system stopped working. Now there happened to be a family renting there. So what I did was to put in an endless hot watr system. First it added to the value of my property and the tennants were really happpy.

This is about doing your due diligence. What I have always down is deal with an area and get to know it like the back of your hand. I list every property in my target area print it out and put it in a scrap book. Then then follow the property with any changes. Generally I approach the property once it has been on the market for around 6 weeks. If the price has been coming down I find that they are very open to an offer. 

No because a bank cannot take security over an overseas property

If you owned a property in Australia you may be able to get a line of credit and use that as a deposit but the loan itself can only come from tthe country of origin

I am also being run off my feet in Australia however there are still great opportunities in the United States. However can you buy a property with only $27500 down and make $4500 pa positive cash flow. Well you can in the states. Still great opportunities in a recovering market. Also great opportunities in Australia

I would tend to agree with this. As the economy strengthens in 2014 I would expect the property market to recover. I think Brisbane offers a lot of opportunities because I have felt for some time that the market is undervalued to the tune of around 10%. BS shrapnel view is Brisbane will recover to the tune of 17%. Thats not unsurprising.  I also think that Melbourne will grow well with one exception stay away from the inner city apartment market. There are 1000s of small apartments coming out of the ground in the CBD and surrounds. Either buy townhouses or older apartments in inner city areas. 

I think many other states will start to recover next year. The fact remains that the best time to buy is when the market is flat and at the bottom of the cycle not when the market is booming. I am seeing the same thing occurring in the United States with hedge funds buying a lot of the available property on the market. If you are considering investing in property do not get put off by negativity at the end of the day if you wait a few years you will regret it. However as always it is important to do your due diligence carefully as it is easy to lose money in any market if you dont do your research carefully 

Whatever returns you lodge in the United States you have to lodge in Australia, but you receive a tax credit for what you have paid in America.so if you have made no money you should be ok. however the tax rate will be higher in Australia and you should seek tax advice. <moderator: delete advertising>

I would be careful if its cheap and in many cases even when its not. Many companies charge a few just to sell you a property. A real mentoring program will work with you to achieve your goals. They should be working in your interests and not here just to sell you a property. The fact that people are charging you is no guarantee that what you are being sold is quality. I always tell my clients that even if I advice you to buy something you should always do your own due diligence because at the end of the day its your money.