Hi

http://www.Realtor.com is a good standard site for looking at prices and areas and at least geeting an idea of what you want for your money. It depends on what areas you are interested in.

I also love the fact that they claim to have god guiding them. If what the article says is true and the information is nothing new then they should rot. They do deserve to be dealt with fairly however and we should see the evidence of what has happened. Not all the people mentioned may be guilty. This proves again that you should always do your own resaerch before parting with your money.
We should encourage others who have delt with these people to come forward.

I was attacked a few weeks ago on this site for dare mentioning anything about Westen. I do not always agree with Jenman, however if you take money from someone based on the fact that you are giving them advice and the property turns out to be a dud, you should take responsibity for that advice. Westen states that he has not adviced anyone to buy in New York state since 2005. WHAT CHANGED? How many people brought their before 2005 before it was discovered that it was a bad place to invest. 
I spent most of last year in the States. Although I brought a small complex in San Antonio I did not buy for anyone else. The reason is that until I am comfortable with the market I would not expect anyone else to buy their. I am in the process of looking at other areas. Once the end reasults of the sub prime market become more obvious I will go back andf review the market.
If you are interested in the states seek advice from a local accountant, solicitor and finmance person. Also put the time aside to go and study the market for yourself. The rewards can be great, but there is downside for  the unaware investor.   

Once again purfatter or whatever your name is since I do not know who you are I dio not care for your views.

What I would like is for people here to share both good and bad stories about the USA and who put them their.

Just for the record

I spent much of last year in Texas. I brought property for myself however I did not buy for anyone in the early stages until I fully understood the market. I do not use other peoples money to research the market I use my own.

Perhaps Western is over there looking after all his happy customers.

When you sell slums it works out well.

Without a doubt you are better to look at an apartment or unit close to the city. Currently 25% of households have only one person. It is predicted that that will increase to 35% over the next 10 years. Also consider that according to Melbourne 2030 the population will inctrease by at least another 1 million people. In the future if not know people today are looking far more at lifestyle than anything else. In my vierw outer suburbs will only get less popular. Most rental gain is in the city and inner city areas. This is a trend that will continue.

In Victoria and only Victoria the stamp duty is only based on the land value. If the developer is not charging any stamp duty then it is likely that they have loaded the stamp duty onto the price.

If it sounds to good to be true it normally is.

Where do the funds come from. Are big profits built into the property.