Real estate investment for foreigners

[Oron Subayi]

Hi all

Let me introduce myself first 

My name is Oron, and I'm from Israel

I found out about this forum while reading Brandon's site\blog\posts

I want to start investing in real estate, and I'll soon start analyzing numbers in excel sheet :) 

I've decided that the US is a good option to start

The problem - I need a company to manage the asset and the process from the beginning 

I'm not familiar with such companies, and I would love that some of you guys will recommend me on some, and maybe will give me some articles to read

There are a lot of open questions like:

• How do I know their fees are reasonable? 
• How do I know that they are choosing an asset in a good shape, and they don't make up issues to be fixed?
• Regarding the previous question - How do I know that the cost of the fix is reasonable?
• How do I know the deal is good for that area? (I'm not familiar with the US sites on closed sales in a specific area and stuff....)
• What about negotiation with the banks about fees that can be waived - Do they do their best to decrease my investment?
• Bottom line..Should I trust these companies?

I don't even know if I can buy an asset in the US, since I'm not a US citizen

I do have googling to do, but it will be appreciated if you will help me start

Thanks : )