I love sites that say our team and then do not talk about anyone. You have no idea of who you are dealing with.

Anyway I am leaving for Texas on Friday.

Should have my old team back on track in a week.

I was based in Texas is 2006 running a real estate group. I am going back to Texas this month to put together all the on ground services to establish a buying group. They will include accounting, finance an agency, lawyers for structures. I will then buy for clients wishing to establish an income stream in the United States.

I agree with Richard, Up until afew months ago it was impossible to get finance in the United States. Irt is starting to free up a little. You can get beteen 60-70% funding. My view is that small apartment complexes work the best. They tend to have lower maintance issues and better cashflow. Properties with very high returns tend to be in slum areas. Personally I would rather have a lower return but buy in a blue collar area. I like San Antonio. The market is still flat. Good buying in a city that will continue to grow.

Mny American do not invest in property. Part of the reason is that in the United States you can claim your expenses against your tax on your own home.

The current finance issues in America will mean that few people who are working class will get ans over the next few years. That will over time increase demand in the rental markets. If you can get finance this is a good time to buy. However if you want to do this invest the time and go over and do you own due dilligence. If you buy over the internet you deserve the result you get.  

I am in the process of establising a new buying service to the United States. It will involve me personally going to the United States  and selecting the property for you. I worked there for much of 2006 in San Antonio Texas. Today I help delivery and design educatio courses for the 21st Century Academy.

Buying property in a super fund is one of the most exciting changes we have seen in many years. However you do need to see a financial Planner. It is my understanding that if you buy in a self managed super fund neither you or your direct relatives can live in the property. You would want to check this out before proceeding.

Guys

The secret is to do a lot of research and find great agents. I have found three, one in San Antonio where I worked for nearly a year, one in Indianapolis and one in Memphis. These are all great places to invest. I agree with world changer if you want to trade rather than just invest you do need to be on the ground.

These days if you want positive cashflow, forget New Zealand, with interest rates at 10.25%, look at the United States  

This is why in my view buying properties in small country towns does not work. Firstly you will recieve very little if any capital growth ans frankly the returns do not make up for that lack of growth.

The other issue Don is that you charge people a fee to represent their interests and then leave them without the support. 

I think the chances of making money in Japan are very good. However I do not know a great deal abut it. I know that prices and equal to 1980s prices their,

I recently read that to maintain the Japanese economy they need 600,000 foreign workers where today they only have around 60,000.