In Austin we have the Austin Business Journal and you can find the same publication in most major metros.

You don't need a license to submit a package, but most major lenders these days will require that the property be listed on the MLS before considering a short sale approval.

@Phil Wells Sure, there's the potential that some fractional percentage of people may want to leave major cities to telecommute, but honestly, broadband outside of most major city areas is abysmal.

Most major markets did that much appreciation and plenty of markets in the Midwest did even better during that time and those markets still cash flow today.

Keep in mind that Cbus and most major markets have seen a ton of price surge.  

There are European countries with hundreds of them stacked together for housing as well as a huge developer in LA that uses them for low income housing, just to name a couple. 

Georgia has Free Trade Agreements with both European Union and China.6.

There must be sites where Europeans, Asians, Australians, South Americans and other overseas buyers look to connect with deals in America.

The French real estate market is ripe, especially with only 2% interest rates, however we're focusing on the Texas market for now until we can accumulate enough capital to make some deals here.With the dollar/euro exchange rate improving (for those with USD,) it's an excellent time to explore European real estate, but some disadvantages include really high transaction costs (for example, a "Notaire" is required for all property sales and that typically costs 8% of the sales price.

I would not even look at foreclosure properties to buy here as nearly all the income is from European vacationers and that market is DEAD.It is my intention for me and my investors to look at purchasing properties in the Orlando area of Florida where the short term and long term rentals should still be profitable, taking into account that it is still the vacation capitol of the world with over 49million people visiting it each year.