I have discovered that there is a lot of inventory available but most of the neighborhoods with the abundance of inventory are very tough neighborhoods,  Please contact me to discuss further.  

Investing out-of-state could provide more affordable real estate options, but would require more research and due diligence.When considering OOS investing, I suggest seeking markets that experience significant population growth and offer abundant job opportunities.

Your friend is correct in suggesting the US for cash flow property, they are very abundant here.A couple of things to consider though:1) Tax implications - Are you looking to quarantine the earnings in the US or bring them back to Australia?

Houston's affordability coupled with its abundance of properties makes for a great market to invest in.

This is a relationship business at the end of the day and those with an abundance mindset rather than a scarcity mindset do more deals and are more successful.  

@Alexander Bigwood, thanks for the message and sorry to give you a brain dump below, but your question about the starting point is very good.If you have an abundance of time than your focus needs to be simply on two things - Deals and Dollars.

Looking at the bright side this market will hardly give you any prolonged vacancies and you can be sure to have a abundance of tenants to screen in order to find a quality tenant. 

Peace, Abundance and Blessings!

You'll find an abundance of ways in the following link:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/541...

If its not there in abundance i will let ya know