Once we went off the gold standard, the rules changedThe fed keeps printing money, devaluing currency and in effect inflating asset prices.Gino

If you can find a U.S.A. based property that is a deal even with the 30% markup, then it may be worth converting the currency.  

MikeGreat advice from Curt above,A few big cons IMO are: currency (For example the Aussie $ was $1.20 no too long ago and now its $0.80 on the USD), bank account set up (Patriot act issues) and delays with paperwork due to time zone differences.Pros, well that's easy lolGreat value, great net returns and although it mind sound corny its a once in a lifetime opportunity IMO.I definitely wouldn't be freezing my a.. in Ohio if I didn't believe this to be the case.Its summer and surfs up in Sydney hahahaThanks

Improving infrastructure, short term (4 to 5 years) growth potential, tax free income, currency being pegged to the dollar, are some of the pros of investing in Dubai.

The program, which ends tomorrow, will have transferred $1.25 trillion of MBS "on behalf" of the US taxpayer, representing the single biggest asset on the Fed's balance sheet, and backing up such liabilities as currency in circulation (yes, that dollar in your pocket is collateralized more than half by rapidly devaluing, and in many cases cash flow non-producing houses) and excess reserves.David H.

There are three ways the government actually creates currency, only one of them actually creates a physical bill.

Both Zell and Dalio don't believe the dollar will be the Reserve Currency of the future.

Also have assets equalling the purchase price of the new house in either IRA's, brokerage accounts, currency and credit is excellent.

"Inflation" just as the word implies, is the inflating of the currency, period.

It's injecting value right back into the hard earned currency of the east coast.