The credit union where I work, Global, does a lot of residential lending also, and I can confirm they will work with investors whether you intend to occupy or not.

I am interested in real estate (like we all are), but have only had exposure to commercial real estate (currently work at largest bank in Nyc in Global Real Estate Portfolio Management).

The FDIC and many state regulatory agencies will require the lender to substantiate a global portfolio freeze based on value.In the past, I've frozen my entire portfolio but I was able to document that, on a global basis, values had decreased in excess of 50% from origination value.

The impact to both of their economies, and the global market overall is too high and the risks, both financial and political, are very high too.

I would think, on the other hand, those effected properties will have a signification price / value drop so you might be able to get some from those who just don't want to deal with that or just walk away.I'm a long term investor (10+ years) so i would worry about global warming, sea level rising, stronger storms and more flooding so i would probably avoid areas that was historically effected or might be effected in the near future.

Are there global hard money lenders?

@Mora Clark Since this is a global site, you'll need to specify which Huntsville you're heading to, I know of 3 different States with a Huntsville, (TX, MD, and AL).

Studying in Scotland, Portugal, and Colombia, I´ve come to realize this is a positive global trend but almost non-existent in the States.

One of my dreams has always been to build a global real estate network and spend time traveling to new destinations to evaluate markets, develop international networks, and learn more about the world.

Leaving out key facts such as the sellers could make a significantly more money to list FSBO or using an agent is completely different then getting into the minutia of how title and escrow works; or the intricacies of how a global supply chain and distribution network that was built over decades works.