Portugal is also one of the best countries for buying a house, because it has clear and transparent tax rules and offers facilities for obtaining residence permits, as part of new legal provisions that are more attractive to foreign investors.It also has a special regime for non-habitual residents, aimed at attracting foreign investors through very favourable income tax rates.

On the conventional side, there are lenders who will lend to foreigners purchasing investment properties, but it's difficult and underwriting is more scrutinizing because of the guidelines that must be upheld.

How do you find these foreign buyers.

I founded America Property Source Pty Ltd in 2010 when I moved across the pond to Melbourne, Australia and have extensive experience working with foreign property investors buying in the US.Smart real estate investment is a team sport.

She's a foreign student, and I did not do any of the background check, and did not asked for a proof letter from their vet either.

Unless the goal is a complete capitulation of the currencies..

For those of you who invest abroad using OPM.... how easy/hard was it to find people willing to invest in foreign real estate?

Some very knowledgeable people and property investors here.I am a foreign investor looking to tap into the US property market while prices are low.

When a foreign investor sells a property in the US normally 15% of the sales price is withheld under FIRPTA against future tax on the gain. 

How do they know that you have set up an LLC in a foreign state, like OH?