@David Voda Quick unrelated tip..

Found a good personal finance tip,raise the # of dependants on your income tax to large more dependants than you have is legal to do, and do so,so you do not have ANY refund coming to you per year/so are not giving the government an interest free loan per year or at any one time.

Please feel free to drop tips and advice anytime.

I have no perspective from that side of the transaction and would appropriate any help/tips.

TIP: Make sure you definitely research.

@George CalbertHi George,A bunch of us are in a similar situation - living in Korea but wanting to invest in the US.We ended up forming a meetup - if you're interested in learning about it check out my profile for the URL.We've had a bunch of BP folks visit virtually and give us tips, etc.Most of the investors in our group either:* Have Turnkey investments* Have people on the ground watching their investments* Or in my case, formed a JV with people I met through BPIt's always a risk to do business with someone overseas without meeting them.

Looking to invest in the next month with great actionable tips heard thru there and books recommended. hope you're ready for the adventure as well.

@Tim Herndon thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the tip on posting the numbers on the buy and sell board.

In order to prove the excessive wear and tear it would be good to have your own photos at move-in and move-out as well as a room-by-room detail condition report that both you and the tenant signed at move-in documenting that the broken items cited were in working order at move-in.