The family of plant they're in are all from the SE Asian to Australian area of the world.

@Roy N.hahahaha no problem at all mate.Being Australian I am not use to the freezing cold conditions here hahaIt was 10 celsius in Kansas City today.

Hi Andrea,Just wanted to chime in quickly with my 0.02 Australian cents.You have received some great advice from the prior folks that commented and here is mine :)We have done so many deals in Toledo that I stopped counting at 500 lolOne thing that we have not yet figured out is "contractors".We have lost millions to these folks and experience has lead me to believe that it's just the "cost of doing business" in this market.So many just like you have tried to do flip from afar and have done so very unsuccessfully (Many come crying back to us and begging for help).The others tend to have delay after delay with big over-budget costs just to complete the job so it would have been better paying full asking price for an already renovated property.I know of only a few investors doing it well and even they still have someone on the ground that is pinching pennies from them (No where near to the degree of what some contractors do so I guess you could call it a "win/win")Spend more time conducting due diligence on building a team you can trust rather than focusing on the various areas/zip codes.Visit the market multiple times and "shake hands/kiss babies" by meeting with as many people as you can.You need a real estate agent, property manager, contractors, maintenance person, attorney, accountant, title company and mentor just to name a few.Nothing comes quick and easy in life and neither does investing in real estate successfully.Finding the above folks could take you years but don't rush because there is nothing to miss out on in my opinion.The Midwest (Especially Toledo) tends to be a boring and slow moving market.Thanks and I hope my comment helped.I wish you much success

I sold a property to Australian buyers.

We only have 4 main banks, all Australian owned, so the rules are consistent across both countries.This is another clause out of one particular banks documents to further show you why subject to can't be done legally.You must not sell or lease your property unless we’ve agreedUnless we’ve agreed to it in writing, you must not do any of the following:You must not sell your property, lease it, or allow others to use it.You must not allow someone else to register a security, or any other rights, over your property.You must not sell, give security over, or let others use any licences, authorities or consents you need to use your property.You must not change the use of your property.If you die, our agreement is needed before your property is transferred to someone else, unless you owned yourproperty with them jointly.

First off, I should have kept it, because Australian real estate went crazy over the past 13 years and the building had a bunch of serviced apartments through a leasing company I could have worked with.

I am an Australian living in NYC.

Prior to this, the Australian newspapers reported that many savvy Chinese investors had already started pulling money out of China and buying beachfront million dollar properties in Sydney and Melbourne.

The investors included: hedge funds, Australians, New Zealanders, and for some reason a lot of people from San Diego.

Most of my contacts were from LinkedIn and various Australian Property Investment Magazines.