The NY REI is very different from the rest of the country it would seem.  

But this is the country we live in. 

@Christopher MapesI used to live to B-Town, Hoosier Country.

Welcome Steve, my fellow country man!!!!

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@ Josh CaldwellFor about one and half years now have been working in UAE..Uae has a  very good real estate market with nice ROI...I intend learning from this market before I head back home but my challenges are :1) investment are on the high side and i am on a low income job 2)because am on a low income job , I can't have access to loan.3)am new around so I don't know much people.4)getting a local investors to learn from on weekend because I work from 5 to 5pm.Advantages with the Uae market:1) RE is very lucrative here2)due to the expo 2020 coming to uae, the region is developing very fast and looking to have more investors then3) due its stable economy among other countries in the middle estate, investors are attracted to d region.4) the youths are not really entrepreneur minded but are gradually embracing investment opportunities.5) easy access to funds/loan for locals with low interest rate and long tenure of 25 to 30yrs.So @ Josh Caldwell and other professionals, how can i work with this advantages to kick start my RE education and investment in Uae.

is it possible to buy property outside my country?

For example, Utah consistently ranks among the lowest in the country for $ spent/student, yet various report card organizations all put Utah somewhere near the middle for quality of education delivered.Thanks.

I have to leave the country in October so I can't go and get another lease on a house.

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