Recent content by Emma171

Update for Bahamas before Site Dies... As this will be the last on this, I feel an update is necessary to tie this off.... My 85k Bahamian house with sunrise & sunset views over the water has gone brilliantly. I am in love with it, the island, the people, the life and the water is...

With thanks and Kudos... I remember so many years ago when Mum and Dad gave me my first Jan Somers book. My brother and I are probably the epitome of true 2nd generation Somersofters. Both of us have had over 20 years of building mini empires in completely different ways purely based on the...

OH - glad someone finding interesting :) I think the mantra in real estate should be "if I can do this, anyone can" and if anyone says you are insane? Accept that bit is probably a given in real estate as so few really actually ever DO or even try - if this gives someone a nudge.. glad it...

Bahamas Update Photos Etc... For anyone interested in progress we have been keeping a file. The biggest issue to date has been shipping. Fortunately having rehabbed a million properties (poetic license but in the hundreds), being able to count items needed has been the greatest skill that has...

There is a separate thread I have put info on Bahamas on for those interested - search Bahamas - I will email. Asset protection - I apologize if I sound flippant on this. everyone needs to do what they feel comfortable with. Add as many layers as you want - spend a fortune on it if you want...

Dual Citizen Hate to say it, I get the benefits of both worlds and US tax laws are very pro investor in the viewpoint that that will spur the economy. However to sum up my personal stance on this is (and yes, I blaspheme) I don't have LLC's in the main part (Nevada allows serial LLC's which...

MTR. Simple answer- No. I agree 40000% if not more with the below. With the exchange rate now, unless you are using your USD kitty to put a 35% down payment for an FNAP loan on US properties and are able to be comfortable with the 6 - 6.5% interest while gambling on Capital Growth (which I...

Anything we can do??? Never underestimate Somersofters ;) Legalities of US Immigration aside, I happen to have worked alongside a great many fabulous owner/investors rehabbing over here and supported them only with beer/wine or moral support - or Skype help as needs be! EVERYTHING in the US...

Holy Toledo! Lol? Can't say I would ever be able to be persuaded back to buying somewhere where it snows/melts or you have to pay for heating fuel to prevent pipes freezing etc but as over ??200 odd million live in those environments it shows there are bargains everywhere. After the battle scars...

Thanks :) The game has just changed for SFR in the US and it is SO much easier for an Oz investor these days. This is armchair investing at it's finest because EVERYTHING in the US is online, researchable and accessible and unlike 2010 or 2011, you have TIME to research and bid and most of the...

I sent this to my list but have had a few people who are in all sorts of markets asking me if you can find a good buy in today's market in a market you may not physically be in. It is a fantastic game to play. Bit of a refresher as well... So - how do I find a good/great buy today? Where to...

Echoing MTR. You make/made the choices you did with the variables at the time I am sure. You will definitely have done infinitely better than the average bear! Reward? Maybe try a vacation to a place you wouldn't mind investing in? I go places just to prove to myself I SHOULDN'T invest...

Cartagena Cuba seems to be opening up ;) Loved reading re Costa Rica - definitely interesting. Visited a g/f in Cartagena who was learning Spanish - gorgeous town - nearly sank a lot of $$ into a condo there but again, as someone else mentioned - tough navigating/negotiating foreign...

Vegas Historical Perspective HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE I wasn't sure how to reply. I PM'd Ivan as such but here goes. Attached to this: 1. MLS Summary Vegas October 2011. 2. Live MLS Listings today Same Criteria 3. Auction List for Vegas May 23, 2011 - FIRST 16 of 19 Pages (file too big)...

Lol...I never set up Select for money! The buyers agency was simply to legally offer other investors the opportunity to learn about US investing (still is and why site still up), not to get ripped off by the horrific spruikers who stole peoples money on horrible investments and avail of what was...