PropertyInvesting.com | MakingTheJump | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/makingthejump/activity/ Activity feed for MakingTheJump. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 c575a6ae133441734160fbab5df881cf MakingTheJump replied to the topic further research for USA investing. in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402681-further-research-for-usa-investing/page/3/#post-4641122 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:21:29 +0000 Hi Rosa,My loan is in Australia which I pay from my money here and I am keeping the rent money in the US with a view to bringing it back over when the AU dollar drops. Although it might be short term pain, if you can service the loan in Aus and keep the US money over there, it could pay off in spades if and when our dollar drops.

]]> 9ac45ec1c41106964b59b00c212d2b0c MakingTheJump replied to the topic My USA Property in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400967-my-usa-property/page/9/#post-4630529 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:21:31 +0000 Hi,Just wanted to say that I would advise taking on board everything lawjs says here. He and his sister Emma have been invaluable over on Somerset. Some of the most knowlegeable Aussies on US property on the internet.To 1eyeopen, congratulations on 'making the jump' at such a young age. The amount of people I have spoken to who are so interested…[Read more]

]]> 07a909961e7a2c8fb5c9813b6ca30201 MakingTheJump replied to the topic USA investor from Melbourne in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402151-usa-investor-from-melbourne/page/2/#post-4637908 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:51:03 +0000 I'm happy to help. Recently invested in a property in the US, so I'm an unbiased opinion and not trying to sell anything. To repeat the other posters, you can do it!

]]> aa6721f6f918fe67bab48eac3f6a5a1e MakingTheJump replied to the topic My USA Property in the forum Hi guys/girls, You really https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400967-my-usa-property/page/6/#post-4630473 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:19:43 +0000 Hi guys/girls, You really don't need a company to buy property through in the US, unless as previously mentioned you can't be bothered to deal with the ins and outs of it and are happy to pay thousands then no dramas. If you want to work through the deal yourself without hand holding, any mum and dad investor can do it. Sure there are hassles but…[Read more]

]]> 1974709972f2f25e38aace9f07c8a031 MakingTheJump replied to the topic BEWARE - Inexperienced buyers agents and Cashflow Hype USA in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401033-beware-inexperienced-buyers-agents-and-cashflow-hype-usa/#post-4630884 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:53:53 +0000 British Buyer wrote:
1. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.  It's the biggest property balls-up since the Great Depression. 

British Buyer is absolutely correct. This is the perfect storm IMHO. But yes, definitely go over and check it out if you can. I just got back from a trip to the US and although I had visited the city previously, it w…[Read more]

]]> 1a00315a6b9a3a56816305429841d07c MakingTheJump replied to the topic Offshore currency account. in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401258-offshore-currency-account/#post-4632220 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:26:51 +0000 One option is to open a travelex card through your bank. It costs $10 to start the card, which is essentially like a credit card, and 1% when you transfer cash and when you open the 'account' the bank nominates which currency you want to convert your money to. You can start off with any amount and then top up the acount via BPay or going into the…[Read more]

]]> 5dfa50f071c0cb3b46f6bf2f6607f1bf MakingTheJump replied to the topic Paying tax on American Property. in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399361-paying-tax-on-american-property/#post-4621007 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:16:47 +0000 Hi guys,Our plan is to source an Australian accountant with knowledge on how to do US tax. A friend of a friend is doing it this way although his accountant is quite exy… $900 although we would rather have an Auusie do our accounting, simply for peace of mind, because the Oz taxation system is so complicated. A quick search of websites like the…[Read more]

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