USA Adventure

Hello

Well after a couple of months of late nights and very early mornings conducting hours of overseas telephone calls to the States, not to mention the countless emails and faxes, I have just booked my flight to begin work ‘on the ground’ in my USA investing (ad)venture.

The work has been long and hard, however I reckon I’ve established a potentially good team in the US, consisting of an attorney, financier, very eager property management company CEO and a highly regarded Real Estate agent who has great expertise in the foreclosure market.

The goals of the trip include meeting and concreting relationships with these guys, then trying them out on a number purchases.

In relation to the finance issues, I believe that I may be able to work around them by using some creative structuring options that have been presented to me. This is one of the items still requiring some more research before I leave but will not be detrimental to the trip.

So why am I telling you this?

Well, at this stage I am flying solo and would love anyone who is absolutely serious about investing in the USA to join me on this adventure. These are large unfamiliar places, so it’s much safer to hunt in packs rather than alone, bounce ideas and suggestions off one another and for general company.

For personal security reasons I won’t disclose on this forum the actual dates I will be away, only to say that I will endeavour to be at Ground Zero on September 11 to pay respect to my fallen comrades of FDNY. I will only disclose travel details to those that are available in September and are serious about going, after we have spoken by telephone first.

In relation to referring the above team to you, I have no hesitation in making recommendations for anyone, once I have tried them for myself first. If I put my name to a recommendation, I want to know that it won’t come back and bite me down the track!!!

I am more than happy to share my experiences should you have an interest in USA investing and as such will happily complete regular updates whilst I am in the States, when I get time. This way you can share in the excitement and experiences from the comfort of your desktop. If you would like to receive these updates, please PM me with your email address and I will include you on the mailing list. Alternatively you can email me at [email protected]

Also, I will enjoy doing the rounds to pass on my experiences to the many investors’ groups around at the moment. I will gladly attend and speak to your group, or we can just organise a special evening, so long as the group covers any out-of-pocket expenses, which I think is pretty fair, otherwise it could get rather expensive. Even if the trip does not turn out as successful as I hope, I’m sure there will be a great deal of insights and learning experiences I can share with you. Once again, please PM or email me with a contact email address so we can discuss this further.

If you are interested in travelling and meeting up in the States, Flight Centre have a special on, but only until this Friday, 22/7. Airfares currently cost around $2K return from Melbourne, which includes international and domestic travel, taxes and insurance. I am exploring a number of low cost accommodation options at the moment.

Well, that’s about it for now, I hope there will be a big rush of people wanting to take advantage of my hard work and we can take the US by storm. Seriously though, if I only get one person to travel over, it will make the trip all the more enjoyable and most importantly, safer.

I look forward to receiving your email or reply to this post on the forum.

Best wishes

Giraffe

“It pays to stick your neck out”