So why isn't Dymphna still pushing US property?
Qualification: this is
my speculation only.
Dymphna did invest in the USA, and I'm highly confident that she still invests in the USA, very successfully. She went on a property buying trip as recently as a few months ago.
I suspect, from knowing some of the women involved in her previous US trips, and from having heard Dymphna speak many times, that one or both of the following factors contribute to her reduced promotion of USA investing:
1) Higher risk not well managed by less savvy investors
She realised that (unfortunately) many of the people she was teaching about US investing weren't as savvy and diligent as she is. Some of her students made ridiculous buys and got burnt, ending up with long vacancies and large capital losses. Dymphna would genuinely have been devastated that this happened, despite her excellent advice and many warnings about the traps and due diligence required. I bet she eventually realised that it didn't matter how many times she warned people to be careful, many of her students just aren't as smart as she is.
2) Differences in scale between Dymphna and her students
It's also true that it's much easier to manage a large complex of units remotely (which is what Dymphna tends to buy) than a single house, because if you own a complex you have your own staff on site, managing your asset. If you have houses, or single units in a complex, you have to rely on property managers, and PMs in the USA seem to be, on the whole, significantly less capable than they are here in Australia (true!
). So what works well at Dymphna's scale, doesn't necessarily work well on a much smaller scale.