I’m a Nashville native and my dad is an architect and contractor in the area.

Funny thing, I am native to Los Angeles and when I flew out to Indy to see some properties and get a feel for the city I drove through the "war zones" during the day and at night and boy oh boy was it a cute little area in comparison to Compton of the 90's.

@Joseph Jackson Welcome from another Cincy native!

I am a native of this area, and I hate the fact that I have to go to the City of New Orleans and renew my contractors license every year...

My husband is a native Baltimorian. 

Upon entering the dilapidated shell-of-a-home that needs to be gutted and cleared of debris, I find 30 year old insulation covering the floor of each room, warped floors, no ceiling, a leaking roof, a destroyed kitchen and an owner attempting shop his home for the highest bidder to hopefully get ARV for his hunk of junk.What I'm finding is a common theme since full blocks are being bought out and the natives being forced out to make way for hipsters, swanky little coffee shops, and inflated real estate prices.

Alex, As Dan suggests find a third party translator and put all docs into their native language to make sure they understand what is being done in your transaction.

@Tess Lambourne Hi Tess...I’m a native Clevelander and also currently living in Dubai (8yrs) while still investing in the Cleveland area.

I'm planning on buying multi-family property in the USA; in fact I'm in the USA right now, having a lot of fun learning about your property market.I would like to accept rent payments via direct deposit to my bank account, whereby tenants just tell the bank to transfer the money directly to my account on the 28th of every month, or whatever date has been agreed, OR transfer manually using online banking.In my native Australia, this is the only way that tenants can pay rent for most rental properties; cash and cheques - sorry, checks - simply aren't accepted.

Additionally, as we prepare for the move, my wife, who is an Omaha native and Creighton graduate before moving to DC to work for a Nebraska US Senator, is interested in exploring her own career in real estate from a very broad perspective.Key words Multifamily, duplex, apartments, construction, development, networking, investor