We skype all the time, I have family in Europe, friends in the Middle East and Coast to coast, skype is great.you can get cheap webcams for $12 at larger computer supply stores.

The only codicil is that you want to supply an estimated HUD1 filled out correctly via a title company stating that sort of thing.But possibly the best way to go is a negotiating company.

if you go slow and steady you could avoid paying crazy hard money fees...food for thought

Eventually interest rates need to go up and the amount of home a fixed monthly payment can buy will go down, then the rules of supply and demand will kick in to drive prices back to a historical mean.

Which - I would posit - is probably not a good investment.Here is an article that is kindof related:http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/33687/20100709/analysts-hong-kong-to-be-rmb-offshore-center.htm#I think the Chinese gov't is trying to create an entire market for the RMB offshore and I think the purpose for this is for them to control the RMB supply and transferability easily.

The toronto market is high in demand but low in supply right now.

a few times they've had long term tenants there (4 or 5 months) -old, homeless types with a steady social-security check.

Since the US economy is in the normal range (not the Keynsian or Classical) of the supply curve, this shift will increase overall prices in the US real goods market. 5.

I spoke to a couple folks who invest there and they indicated that there is too much supply and not enough tenants.

I've got about 12k in reserves, good credit, and a steady job.