Technology has come a long way but there is still a huge gap in the cost of water compared to the cost of technology.

Their floor squeaks badly when they have sex and to top it off my bed shakes with their movement.

I think the point you're hearing from other people is that you might not get your money worth here comparing to investing out of state.

I've been here close to 2 years now and have and have found that lending here is quite comparable to the US......but without the hustle and bustle of the good ole "rat race".  

The FHA loan program DOES restrict what an FHA mortgage will buy in such cases--you may not be able to purchase a home with an FHA mortgage unless it has been owned for a certain amount of time and the seller is the owner of record.Dina Boscio: (This would make it hard to flip and sell to FHA Buyer...But there is a work around)FHA loan rules in HUD 4000.1 state that the lender is required to verify that the seller is indeed the owner, and also to check the date of the owner’s acquisition of the real estateFHA Loan Rules Include a Time Restriction on Transfers of Title Check out what HUD 4000.1 says about buying real estate with an FHA mortgage and the lender’s requirement to compare the date of purchase by the current owner versus the date of execution on the sales contract for the FHA mortgage:“FHA defines the seller’s date of acquisition as the date the seller acquired legal ownership of that Property.

I've been fortunate enough to hop onboard the social media marketing strategy and seen incredible results compared to the dwindling snail mail campaigns. 

The construction standard comparing AUS to USA is totally different so you can learn but your not going to be able to get funding easily in either country, just too young

Then, if the house had a tenant, we compared what the current landlord was getting vs. what the market seemed to be demanding.

Using comparable sold properties with similar condition to your end product, within a 1/2 mile (sometimes a little further), less than 6 months old, within 20% of square footage, not crossing major boundaries ( high ways, school districts, city lines, etc).

Going back further in time and extrapolating present day values is orders of magnitude easier and more reliable than comparing townhomes to condos.