US, UK, Australia and other parts of the world are more for "traditional" investing in real estate for capital gain.

When it closed, I won salesperson of the year, getting a “big” bonus and a trip to Australia.

@Laurence K. maybe it is different in Australia than in Texas.

Imagine something as simple as deciding tomorrow to spend 3-6 months in Australia because it’s too cold here, or I haven’t been, or a friend dared me.

I also think Australia is a great place to invest in real estate, but it's harder to find resources, deals, financing options and so on. 

If you look at Australia and the UK, these integrated services models have been taking off and in general, those two counties remain ahead of the US in professional services evolution! 

Situation of Australia student homes,2.

They could tell you the Swiss alps, New York, Australia, Japan, or my favorite, Costa Rica.

The guy won't stand a chance against a 6'7" 200lb alpha male like this one:I visited Australia a couple of years ago.

We seem to forget the 4500 homes that burnt down in the Oakland / Bezerkly hills this had to do with a ton of Eucalyptus trees which are like roman candles and those are what cause massive fires in Australia there native environment.