Thus exhibiting my flexibility with lender options.

Just be glad you are not in parts of Australia right now Australia mouse plague: Millions of mice are swarming NSW towns.

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I don't know if I'm allowed to name them here, but a Google Australia search of “invest in US property” brings up several such companies.As far as I can tell, what they're offering is referrals to local accountants, lawyers, insurers, turnkey providers, estate agents, banks, financiers etc.  

New Zealand, Australia they recalled many loans in the GFC to reduce their exposure. 30 year fixed loans without default, can be called at any time.

No need to have an income statement and CF statement unless you just like to have the exhibits.

I'm a few years younger than you but also have a son in his twenties and I'm extremely disappointed in the values (if you call them that) that he exhibits.

(ID:nBNG465138)Analysts and other real estate experts have speculated that mall owners Simon Property Group Inc -- the largest U.S. mall owner -- and Australia's Westfield Group would be interested in buying some of General Growth's assets from bankruptcy."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-26/billionaires-buying-islands-off-australia-find-perilous-paradise.html

For example, this has hurt the demand for commodities and the once red hot real estate markets in Western Australia, which is a source for those commodities, are starting to suffer.