Investing in US property from Australia

[Deborah Clark]

Hello 

I have been enjoying all of the Bigger Pockets content and I thought Id seek any advice you all may have on investing in US property from Australia. Specifically I  (with my husband and business partner and two little girls)  am on the path to early retirement through my business and interested in the buy and hold strategy

It kind of feels like a needle in a hay stack to me right now - as I am not familiar with areas etc

I would love to know about challenges others may have had trying to do this, tips 

We are happy to come over and do some boots on the ground searching, living in areas etc as opposed to buying sight unseen, but obviously flipping etc is not on the cards for us. 

Anyway thanks so much for any insights! 

Deb