Only E1.Hey Saul, I have a British citizenship as well.

I was wondering if there are any British investors active here on bigger pockets - preferably someone who has invested or is investing in the UK. 

You may have better luck in the suburbs of Austin such as Round Rock, Georgetown, Buda, etc. although those markets are plenty hot as well.As far as the taxes go, they're killer, and city council just passed a $3.7B budget that will make them even higher.

I happen to be the owner of The Suburbsn Group trust and estate mortgage bankers and suggest that you want to avoid the expense of borrowing after transferring into any estate planning device like a trust because the loans are pricey.Suggest you contact your local Estate Planning Council and ask for a few CFP referrals.

Belize is also apart of the British commonwealth.

We're probably looking at sometime in 2016 for this legislation to finalize.Here's the county document that describes Planning's recommendation to the Council, which has not yet scheduled a briefing: http://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30913You can keep tabs on this progress on the county's Code Development Projects page (in about the middle of the page): http://snohomishcountywa.gov/2177/Code-Development-ProjectsIf anyone's interested in tag-teaming with this strategy, please PM me. 

I appreciate your council, but please don't be abrasive! 

I can't see the seller in this situation IF they ran it by council giving you the green light.. they should just keep it as a rental and call it a day.I did a LOT of sub too in Oregon and Washington prior the equity stripping laws coming into effect and I bailed out a lot of newer investors who thought zero or neg equity wraps were a good thing.I only buy these with significant equity so they can be liquidated if needed with everyone getting whole and or we are in a position to stroke a check to payoff underlying if need be.

Ask to be put on the schedule to discuss an issue with the City Council at the meeting concerning difficulty in getting a COO:City Council Meeting - Nov 9 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe squeaky wheel gets the grease, sadly sometimes we have to become a squeaky wheel.

B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced new rules Tuesday aimed at ending the controversial practice of 'shadow flipping' by eliminating a means for anyone but the seller of a house to profit from real estate con...