In the last year, my partner and I have added quite a few multi family properties to our New England based portfolio.

Originally posted by @Scott England:@Lian ShiAs a private lender I can tell you there are upfront costs on our end. 

We are also military, and spent 16 years total in the UK, so we started where we were planted, and bought our first house in England. 

@Joseph England Congratulations on your success in Baltimore! 

Hey Samuel - New England Real Estate Resource Group based in Brockton, MA.

Hi all.I figure it's time to introduce myself, having lurked, watched several webinars and taken in 12 hours of BP Podcasts over the past month or so.Anyway, my name is Craig, I live near Manchester, England, and I have absolutely ZERO experience in Real Estate.However, having seen my uncle and his 2 sons do really well in RE, and having nothing in the way of a retirement plan/fund (and being 44), I figure it's time to get off my butt and come up with a plan.Having looked around, RE seems like the way to go but, like a lot of people, pretty much everything I have is tied up my home and , as we only moved to this property 2 years ago, we don't have a massive amount of equity in it yet.Therefore, I need to find out how much of what i am reading/hearing on BP actually applies to UK Real Estate for a start (obviously, things like the MLS don't exist here - at least not to my knowledge) and how I can start doing something in the next 1-2 years.I could go to my cousins for advice, but we've never been a particularly close family and I don't want to just turn up and start asking for handouts (any advice they give could potentially impact their own business, as they buy-to-rent in an area less than 10 miles from me).I would prefer to get in to buy-to-rent (or buy-and-hold as I believe it's called over there), as I have a full-time IT job, that I am not looking to give up any time soon.Also, if any other UK-based members have advice on the best way to deal with the banks, any specific rules/pitfalls over here, whether the auction is the only place to buy smaller, cheap properties that need rehab (every man and his dog seems to go there, though, thanks to programmes like Homes Under the Hammer).Anyway. 

Hello all,I am a 25 year old from New England who always had a passion for fixing up real estate.I went to a trade school and my father owns a construction company.A few years ago i was involved in a bad accident.To make a long story short i will be accepting a check for $250k in the coming weeks.I would love to get a loan for a rental property and can put a down payment down of 20%.My problem is i cant work in my old field and therefore am not working at this moment.My credit is around 600 right now but i have a few credit cards that are maxed out but in good standing.I plan to pay those  off and expect my credit to rise to over a 640( i lived on those for the past fear years because i was injured)My question-Anyway i cant get approved for a 200k and under mortage with that kinda cash in the bank and credit score?

@Joseph England I have a few rentals in aa county and carroll.    

Thank you @Colin Smith and @Joseph England!

Property investing is a bit different out here compared to a lot of places in Europe (England in particular where I was for some time) but I think you will love it!