Hi all,
the title of your post intrigued me because in many ways it was a determination not to use sites such as Ajays that drove me to make my own investments in USA. I have just posted a note re Buffalo, WNY and what I have to say there (without being too pointed) could be considered in the light of the of the subject title to this post.
What i mean by all this is I feel you don't need to use people like Mr Ahuja or the likes. Do it yourself and save money, save your income and get what YOU want rather than what someone wants to sell you. I have spent eons on the net researching and travelling and have only scratched the surface but have found myself a good team. People you can trust is really the most important thing you can have in your armoury of real estate weapons. Due diligence (doing your homework) is very very important as going into the process with the wrong perceptions of what you are getting into can lead to disappointment and an out of pocket situation.
Spend as much time as you can researching the markets that interest YOU, work out what you want out of a deal , how you want to do it and to some ectent that will exclude certain markets and means of doing business, applies to most investments really.
I'm happy to talk about my experiences if you want to PM me. I'm no expert but have been burned and survived.
Happy hunting.
Robin