That's crazy.
My only contact with the US comes from a trip to Hawaii, where you have multimillion dollar properties in and around Waikiki and up past Diamondhead to Kahala, then round the back you have almost 3rd world villages - with huge Dodge Rams out the front. In between, right up from...
Wow, this wasn't a serious post, just a link to the newscom article, as it was an interesting read.
Interesting idea, but yeh, living in the USA is the main turnoff. Getting a visa would be tricky too.
Some nice points listed here though!!
Buy a PPOR there instead of OZ, it seems so much cheaper:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/darwin-property-more-expensive-than-new-york-and-london/story-e6frfku0-1225873141675