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Rich Weese Foreign bank problems
17 June 2011 | 2 replies

I've been doing some research. Suppose Greece, Ireland or Portugal goes under and no bailout by Euros.
1. Will this take down France and/or Germany banks?( we only have about 30B in Greece aide,in banks.(I believe)
2....

Nicholas Weckstein From 25k-2.4 million !
16 August 2017 | 30 replies
I would not have bought in Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy, Ditmas Park, Windsor Terrace, all in Brooklyn.I would never have seen rents and appreciations which moved up 5 times the purchase price, 10 times the purchase price, etc.I would not be purchasing MORE investments, this time at $2 Million for a multi-family.If you really want to Invest in these higher appreciation areas, you should really put some thoughts into the Future Financial Maths, the Pro-Forma 10 year Projection Business Plans, the Economic activities in the areas, the cycle that I described above, and for international cities like NYC and SF, global fluctuations in Currency risks as foreign money moves from higher risky international areas (think Venezuela in today's current economic news) to less risky International cities.Just some food for thought!
Isi Nau What are you seeing in Hawaii's rental market?
21 December 2017 | 14 replies
If your rent to value ratio is below 0.9% I would stay you are gambling on appreciation and only competing with foreign investors looking to launder money and investors with much bigger pockets only looking for capital preservation at less than 5% a year.
Account Closed Canadian investing in Washington state
2 July 2017 | 2 replies
Originally posted by Account Closed:Account Closed.Like Ken mentioned, those specifics would help in determining any lending scenario.Additional information that would help is to know what residency you have in the US if any because if you do have tax returns, certain visa's or permanent residency, then you may be eligible for standard conventional financing like any other borrower or citizen in the us.The less paperwork you have in The US the more you'll be siding with foreign national(FN) lending programs which start at 30-50% down payment depending on your level of consideration as a FN borrower. 
Tayo Dare Refinance
7 October 2018 | 23 replies
Any lenders doing refinance with foreign investors?
Alejandro Herryman New Pro Member from San Juan, Puerto Rico
25 December 2017 | 13 replies
Even though this is a risky area to invest in for regular investors, specially for newbies or foreigns, and it probably goes against most general advises from others, I know this place very well and can tell you it will be fully rented within a month or two.
Andres Arango Renting Apartments in Medellin, Colombia
29 March 2023 | 26 replies
Moreover, the risk of investing in Colombia is much higher, including the political and currency risks, the lack of knowledge of the local laws and of a local presence, ....
Daniel Cuevas Don't start investing until you have $100,000.
8 December 2021 | 122 replies
Money is currency which means it always needs to move, when it stops moving it eventually becomes worthless.
Kusum Chanrai Tampa Small Multi-Family Deal: Any red flags?
16 January 2017 | 6 replies
The Dollar is strong against other currencies because we are the best of the worst case scenarios in the World.
Harry Sevin Brand new to investing
25 January 2017 | 9 replies
It is said that foreign investment in South Florida hit nine-year high during 2015.