There was an EXCELLENT podcast number 89 w/ Engelo from Australia that answers every one of your questions..in a nutshell.  

(Look to US Masters Residential Fund out of Australia and Dixon Leasing if you want to do some research).I'll second that Greenville is not the best spot to get started.

I feel I could find a property that has more upside than I would in Australia plus it provides me with an excuse to have a holiday hahaha.  

where can i find investor for Australia?

hey guys I'm probably one of the younger investees here at just 17 years of age, i mainly joined to get a better understanding of real estate investing.

I have also invested in Atlanta using my superannuation via a private company share model (likeminded friends) which has worked very well however I really didn't do much groundwork/research myself including making US based contacts.I am keen to purchase directly now and want to gain knowledge on firstly navigating the US legal and tax requirements, then how this interrelates with Australia's requirements particularly around minimising tax, from here I'd like to understand the ways in which to buy - foreclosure, wholesale, short sales etc., then locate ideal areas that suit my goals, build a network of agents, rehab contractors and accountants and legal advisors and the start doing deals.....firstly for myself and then hopefully for likeminded Australian based clients.There you have it, happy to chat with anyone at anytime, I will be in the States in Dec 2015 for a 7 week holiday and would like to use some of that time to help learn the landscape.CheersLayla

Hi there everyone, what a great community!The long story short is that we went to a 3 day workshop here in Sydney and got 'Sold' the opportunity to make money in the US remotely from here. I was wondering what thought...

Or get out of the rat race as Robert Kiyosaki would say.As I'm based in Australia, I'm a little hesitant to buy into the US real estate market at this point. 

I'm just getting into my local area networking as I've just returned to the Boston area from Australia.  

Long story short I'm an international investor from Sydney, Australia.