Both income tax paid overseas for the capital earning and rental income can be used as a tax break. Income tax paid to the foreign can either be deducted or applied as a tax credit when filing your taxes in the US. Fo...

The last month we have been running across a large number of foriegn investors at Sheriff sales, Homepath and Hubzu property visits. (more than "normal"). We just used to see them alot at bulk sales but now more in...

Is claiming foreign rental income on taxes much different than rental income domestically in the US? I couldn't find much about the topic on biggerpockets. I spoke with a CPA at a firm with a good reputation who was n...

hi BPI need your collective experience.I have a potential client asking if she can buy a house holding a student visa? and can she obtain financing 20% down?she claims her friends in other states can... so asking my a...

Greetings everyone. For foreign investors here in the U.S., how have some of your earnings in the U.S been taxed? This could be either earnings from rehab projects or rentals. Do you have a preference in terms of stru...

I was reading a WSJ article today about foreign real estate ownership in the US (it's down to the lowest levels since they started keeping records) and thought this might be an interesting topic for the forums.
How d...

I couldn't find an international forum, so I am posting this here.
Has anyone invested in condos in Thailand? Did you get superior returns than investing in US Real Estate?
From what I gather, the capital appreciati...

So, no thoughts on the recent Supreme Court ruling (passed mostly by the Conservative judges) that allows increased spending by corporations, unions and special interest groups for political campaigns.

What do you gu...

I have land in a foreign country which I'm planning to lease it to the solar developer. It's going to be a 20-year lease which I'll be receiving the payment in advance. This foreign country allows the lessor to pay th...

I am currently looking to invest in Dominican Republic for short term vacation rental. One of the questions that I am having trouble finding the answer to is when I am collecting my money from a foreign bank and send ...