A friend got an Indiana skype number, which disguised that he was calling from Australia. 

Hi BP team, I am a Real Estate investor from Australia, who ended up here in the US (Michigan of all places) and after spending 3 years here, I have decided to get active once again but now in the US and since getting active (August 2016) I have closed;1 x 5 bed 6 Bath Cabin in Pigeon Forge, 1 x 3 x 3 Fix and Hold (soon to be a 4 x 4), Kalamazoo1 x Duplex, Kalamazoo1 x 7 Plex rehab, KalamazooI am targeting Fix n Flip/Hold and Multi-Family Properties.

Especially with the attitude your post exhibits.

Hello all, I am an investor based in Sydney looking to expand network and invest internationally one day. Please let me know if you are near Sydney or know of some local investor communities I can join. I will be sure...

Notwithstanding anything in this Operating Agreement to the contrary, the non-managing Members identified on Exhibit A as “entitled to preferred returns” shall be entitled to an 8% preferred return on their invested capital beginning January, 2016, and each year thereafter.

Real estate prices may be going down in Las Vegas, Nevada, but they’re going up in Sydney, Australia.

@Jie Li  the Bakken oil play was a high risk reward scenario.. so I don't think you can hold that one against yourself.. it was more of a risk capital investment than a cash flow or long term investment... many folks in Australia dumped big dollars into those deals and lost it all.

And his post on BP would be exhibit 1 if charged.

You can also use the income from the other unit(s) to qualify if you can exhibit experience with property management.

I've worked for myself pretty much ever since i left school, i'm now a management consultant and keynote speaker in Western Australia, and for the past couple of decades i've run a fairly successful business.