I am not an expert so do not take my advice as legal but from my knowledge this is what I know. 

:)I am from scorching AZ and thought I would introduce myself.Below is my profile "about me".In 2018, the light bulb went off for me.Many of you know this feeling.I have committed my life to personal development and attaining financial freedom, using real estate as that vehicle.Currently, I am a physical therapy student.I am working on the skills of attaining money, keeping money, and using money.My 5 year plan is to save what I can as a broke student, eventually completing my savings as a graduate and new physical therapist.Over my next 5 years of saving, my goal is to read over 150 books and learn everything I can about real estate and business topics.I believe this knowledge and quest to build relationships with local investors will allow me to hit the ground running once my savings and career goals catch up.I lover BiggerPockets, and I am excited to be active in the community.I am a newbie, but I will not be a newbie that posts one time and disappears forever.Say Hi!

Just wondering if anyone has gone through purchasing a property from overseas as a non-resident, or if anyone has knowledge of the subject and associated costs.Many thanks,

I do feel like I'm coming through this much stronger and more knowledgeable.

It gives you a much better understanding of your area and helps you know/talk knowledgeably about it.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

Some are learning from others, some are sharing their knowledge with others.

Or anyone who wants to pass down some knowledge to me.

@Marcus Rodger, I see every limited value in a lot fo books, especially about things like gearing and tax as the laws change frequently.In the NZ market the basic precepts are fairly simple.If you can afford to negatively gear safely and you have decide it is a safe enough strategy for you then pick the market with the highest likelihood of capital growth, which is generally, Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton, and start investing.There are markets where you can still buy cash positive in New Zealand but you need strong local knowledge and good boots on the ground to buy well in many of those smaller areas.

As an investor, my education, knowledge must be up to doing my own inspections, calcing my own offer price.I've bought 40+ rentals, I've never been given secret sauce helps from a buyers agent or even deals.