Here is some more news:Schlumburger cuts 9000 jobsThat's for the whole company, not just Houston.The merger between Halliburton and Baker was expected to cause 20k job cuts across the global companies caused from redundancies, but the timing is pretty bad now that oil prices are falling.

Investor appetite in Dublin has been growing over the past 12 months with significant volumes of international capital chasing the best assets,” said Joe Montgomery, chief executive of ULI Europe.Posted by Corey Curwick Dutton(Source: Propertywire.com:http://www.propertywire.com/news/global-news/global-real-estate-investors-201401238707.html)

Likely they will underwrite the loan based on the property cash flow, personal financial profile, and your overall global cash flow. 

@Althea Herlock - Welcome to the vibrant BP community.Your objective is to learn as much as possible in a short time, but, I hasten to remind you that REI is not a sprint race, but, a marathon.Yes, as a New Yorker I clearly understand your logical reasoning for making the transition to Atlanta.Good luck and best wishes with your REI activities.Below, are some links that will get you acquainted with buy and hold as well as flip transactions.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/Lastly, this site thrives on interactions.

With the global economy, I think its going to take some time for us to be booming to the point that rates will be at that 9% mark.And the fact is, you are investing in real estate.

It's about a loss of american freedom, identifying non-conformers, mixing iron and clay and positioning america to lead the nations in a move towards globalism.

I doubt if The Chosen One believes that bombing Iran furthers his goal of global socialism, so I doubt he'll have courage to do the right thing.

My email address is nsc(hyphen)global[email protected], please feel free to leave as much information as you like as I will be getting in touch very soon.Regards,Sunil & Nisha ChauhanNSC Global

In most global cities, you build higher density housing.  

I actually was born and raised in PR and I just came from PR from a visit to one of the properties I'm rehabing located specifically in the vibrant town of Aguadilla.