I hadn't even thought about wine country!

I tried to engage in real estate industry in my country, stopped my Virtual assistant job, and I enjoyed my real estate marketing, until then I earned my commissions and start real estate investing!!

@Iraj Kasimi In areas of the country where sever weather is common, the insurance companies with the best rates can change on a monthly basis. 

For those of us who are stuck abroad, either in the military or contracting or otherwise unable to fly out on a whim, without any boots on the ground in great markets all over the country, there has to be a better answer besides "scammers everywhere!"

hire a firm in the country of their origin to check them out.

Start locally, then expand to areas across the country. 

If you live in an area of the country where it freezes - do not, repeat, do not store a usedwasher in your garage.  

Plus, land costs / values and construction costs / materials and labor are dramatically different throughout the country, so a set standard wouldn't apply.For the sake of argument here, I refer to a term that I use quite a bit which is a "test of reasonableness". 

Someday, I hope to become an entrepreneur in a foreign country (i.e.

@Mark Freeman   Guru is only at the 3 or 4 day events.. all other events are set ups and up sells.or some have in depth 3 day seminars  depends on the outfit.remember these are going on simultaneously  throughout the country.. with the goal to funnel 300 to 400 people to one event in LA or TX... at least ARmando's deals.this I why James and his crew going to the event in Cleveland is a waste of time. and they will see that and probably leave before the speaker gets done showing slides of his family on their vacation and kids that may or may not be there's etc etc.