Back home in Australia, there is a new product which is being used called pressed laminate and pressed porcelain.  

Hi, I'll be traveling from Australia to Houston in July for my virtual Real Estate business, and staying until mid/late Sept.I'll be traveling with my daughter, and we're looking for competitively priced furnished accommodation anywhere around Houston, Dallas, Austin or San Antonio.Please contact me via the message board if you can help, or know someone who can.Thanks

It is a popular product in Australia I believe.

Karen,Definitely a leader in the U.S.A and much of North America, though there are other places which exceed even California's standards (Australia for water consumption; Germany for renewables; Scandinavia and {part of} Canada for insulation, etc)

My name's Tracey and I live in Brisbane, Australia.

Josh, Brandon and contributors, the podcasts are fantastic and so so helpful for newbs like me so please keep up the awesome work.As mentioned I grew up in Queensland, Australia ("Astraya") and now live in Canada.

Welcome to BP @John SwopeWe have moved from Australia to Kansas City on September 2012.Long way from home I knowThere are some amazing deals in KC and the Midwest in general.Our group has bought quite a few properties over the years so feel free to connect and I would be happy to point you in the right direction.Thanks and have a great day.

Hello everyone,My wife and I are new to the US, (from Australia) and we are looking for a US Bank that is known to be friendly to Real Estate Investors, we want one that Has good Branch coverage across the USThat will take Property regardless of where it is in the US, as collateral for a Line Of CreditUnderstand Real Estate InvestorsAnd is easy to deal/work withWe are based in Kalamazoo Michigan, I have tried US Bank, but they will not accept Property in states other than where the account is opened, not to mention that they have a limited number of Branches so does anyone have some tips or suggestions?

I notice Guam is a USA Territory even closer to where I live in Melbourne, Australia, than it is to Hawaii - let alone mainland USA!

I'm not on the ground in Pittsburgh (I'm in Australia) but my girlfriend's from Pittsburgh so I'm keen to do whatever networking I can via my keyboard so that when I do get over there I don't waste any time.