, some properties in the Mid East around 30 to 40k .  What’s an estimate on how much I would need for the down payment, contractor, property manager, closing cost, agent?

SF is tough, but willing to check out a nice street in mid-east Oakland?

Take a look at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode50a/usc_sec_50a_00000535----000-.html I found it very informative.As prior service, I used the act to break several leases going back and forth to the Mid East.

@Allan SnowYou can also check with U.S.A. subsidiary of TD (found predominately in the North- to Mid-East) or BMO (Harris Bank).

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From looking at success stories, online at diff groups/websites and comments from this group seems like a lot of the topics of successful deals are from the mid east area of the US, people buying a mobile home for $3k for example, I have looked and don't see anything close to those types of numbers here in this area.

Saudi Arabia is relatively friendly to the US and is not our enemy (certainly not to the extent of many of the other countries in the mideast.)

Memorial Day - Hey Fellow Investors don't forget U.S. troops have made our lifestyle & livelihood possible.60 minutes recently covered the fact that 3 million men and women will have been at war in the MidEast for us but there are 22 suicides a day among them.

I could see a major war in the mideast (don't we already have 2 of those going though?

It has been in the news a lot recently about Iran's current leaders and their contempt toward the west!

Could things be changing? It appears the country is uprising against the leaders!!!!

See this news report.

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