With all the competition from DC, MD, PA, NY, DE they are doomed until they find a new business model not involving gambling.

Regardless, if you're dealing with cross-border transactions you need to make sure you have the right structure, banking/lender/property manager relationships, CPA and lawyer in place.

Seattle especially is pretty much all gambling on appreciation at this point, as the properties are valued so high that cash flow is extremely low to actually being negative. 

She's a successful, local investor who should be able to guide you.If you do decide to invest south of the border, please, DO NOT get an American coach.

That is gambling. 

Hi Ricardo Welcome to  Connecticut MarketBidgeport is a good market depending the area like any market you can be in a nice are and 2 more  blocks down you'll be in a war zone but the best part is that bridgeport has the most affordable market compare with the others cities closed to NYC like norwalk not even talk about Stamford here the taxes are little high but  the income compensate that be careful with Real Estate Agent that says they are Investor Friendly and they just want you to buy at high price so they get a good commission but over all bridgeport is a big city trying to get betterbest area is black rock but is expensive, Hallow are is good for cash flow but a lot of the area is hot zone, east side war zone but could be some ok section, north end on the border of Trumbull nice are, east end like Stafford ave and Connecticut ave this are in this days is war zone. all of this areas and what I said about them are my point of view so you can see what others investor says about it wish you the best on your investment and see you on the top :-)

"Gambling" that the value of the asset will increase also has its risks.

No way to make money on that deal if there is no equity and if it is underwater.If you could get it for $0 down with her carrying the mortgage, and it would cash flow well, it would still be a gamble to consider but the risk would still be on her. 

If you really want to gamble your risks would be lower at the race track.

There are multiple ways for him to get water, he has a 2.5acre lot bordering 2 other city owned streets (my lot is only .24).