Aside from REI, I’m an avid hiker, enjoy traveling (lived in Australia for two years), and am a sucker for good BBQ.

I'm based in Sydney, Australia and am interested in seeing so many cheap as chips properties on eBay.

I know nothing about Australia but glad you're a part of the BP community!

We do enough business with Home Depot, our flooring suppliers, paint suppliers, etc. that we get heavy discounts on everything else, but the turf just hasn't been cost effective thus far.I've done and arranged installs in Australia before, and while it's not my favorite thing to do, I've seen some million dollar homes around that have put it in and I must say, it really gives the house great curb appeal and pops more that other others in the street.

But he worked for an Engineering firm in Saudi 3 months on & 3 months off, so he was extremely well financed.Having been back to Australia 2010 & 2011 where a bungalow in the city can run above $750,000 I can't imagine making buy & hold viable.

:wowie: If, in Australia, I default on a mortgage and the bank sells the property for less than the outstanding balance, the bank could (and generally would) pursue me for the remainder for years to come. eg If I default and my mortgage is $250K, but they sell my home for only $200K, I have to keep paying the bank until they get their $50K back.

Australia 4:0- Germany confident and very strong all along- highlights: first blank red card and four cool goals-Uwe

Hi I am interested in purchasing in Detroit and would like to check the market out a bit more 1st.Anyone in DETROIT METRO interested in doing a 2month home swap on the sunny Gold Coast, South East Queensland, AUSTRALIA ?

Just saying hi from Australia... actually incentral Victoria, near Melbourne...

Hello Bigger Pockets!I am SO excited to be posting in here for the first time after listening to hundreds of hrs of BP podcasts. I also know that nothing in life is free and my skills lie in sales. So if there are any...