Thanks for your posts.Yes I would agree, it's much better to limit my searches to the one city, it's really just coming to a decision as to exactly where to start looking.  I really don't know what direction to take in that regard, I've been reading some articles on the markets in various cities.  For those of you who have purchased in the US, h…[Read more]

Hi GraceThanks for your comments.  I hadn't actually thought about the maintenance/replacement of roofs in the Northern states, so thanks for bringing it up!  I suppose living in Perth you don't give much thought to snow!But in Chicago I was looking more at apartments and condos.  I did also look at prices in Atlanta, but I'm not really sure ho…[Read more]