Really opened my eyes to more sophisticated methods for evaluating potential deals.Especially, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), which judges an investment against other investments.

I am also learning/investigating about international property investment.

Always... it's just an internal form.

That would make it a construction/term loan for this bank - higher origination fee, higher interest rate on the construction money and harder to approve internally.

I have done some preliminary reading but would like to know if someone has more experience in international lending/borrowing and could provide their insight. 1) What are the tax implications for the US side?

As such, you can see a bidder synopsis.You are seeing a set of numbers that take the offer price, subtracts the three components of the commissions, and then the bottom number is the minimum acceptable to HUD.When you are counterbidding, adjust your offer until the BOTTOM number matches the counterbid amount.Never forget you are dealing with "the evil empire"... no emotion... time on market, fixed percentage discount... take it or leave it.

You would need to know your target clientele (are the local, national, or international).  

Hi, @Ariel Bertsch, I just saw your thread and thought I'd offer you a link to this report we just reviewed internally a week or so ago when we were checking on the progress our city has made: http://uli.org/wp-content/uploads/ULI-Documents/Em.... 

Hmm true but to open a business like an international one don't I need some type of school degree or not that what I want to know.

I understand income is the key component to not only surviving life, but getting wealthy.I've so many times walked into an interview and thought, what a sh*t job with no future...Occasionally I interview for a job I know will feed me and "pay the rent"...That job has routinely gone to someone else.