A local lawyer, Tim Priebe, is a great source of information.

Most lenders will have requirements against foreign nationals. 

I don't think there's a single source to get good deals.

Here's an overview as well as my understanding of the tax implications.I'll start with the US Tax implications:As a foreign investor, you’ll be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income generated by your U.S. real estate investments.

When it comes to questions that require a subjective answer, the listing agent may not be a reliable source for you. 

According toFurnishedFinder.com, the average stay is 92 days.FurnishedFinder.com appears to be a primary source for marketingfurnished properties.

These systems allow you to program which fuel source to use based on efficiency, automatically switching to the other source when needed.

@Kirk Granberry I just started searching for these yesterday and called County clerk's office and tax assessor's office to see where I could find a list and I was directed to other sources that William listed.

Aside from the benefits he mentions, @Greg Friedman, you absolutely must be familiar with how foreign income is to be taxed in your destination country.  

.), you can legally pay a referral fee on a commercial mortgage loan, as long as the referring source does nothing more than call you with a name and phone number of a prospective borrower.However, if the referral source — say, a commercial real estate broker — starts to negotiate terms (rate, points, term, etc.), then he is working as a commercial mortgage broker.