I have a friend from Australia who is looking to buy in the next year but traditional lending is a challenge since he has no established credit, not even in his home country.

You will also attract other people that exhibit those qualities, and building that team of people that all have the same goals is amazing!

I’m pretty sure investors from Australia were taken advantage of half a dozen years ago.

I am having to exhibit this right now, as I listed a property same as you around mid-October, fully nice rehabbed and in a highly sought after area of Fort Worth, TX.

One part of me would be tempted to mess them up by filing for a stop order, and you could probably profit from the situation but thats the same bad tendency they are exhibiting.

Phase #5 – SellAt this point, the property exhibits completed updates, increased revenues, and appreciation.

Your experience is Exhibit A.How can you say, "they're good people" while simultaneously telling us they're living off the government teat at the age of 25, destroying your investment, and causing you so much stress?

I am very new to this, and I'm getting stuck on trying to estimate the rehab costs.I live in Australia (investing in Chicago area), so it's not possible to visit the properties myself. 

My situation is a bit different than most in that I have recently moved from Australia and am not a US citizen.

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