Home to Chennai and tantalizingly close to the global holiday heaven that is Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu has a wide range of opportunities for international property investors. More often than not, international investors looking for healthy returns tend to focus their attention on Chennai, where short and long-term lets alike have the potential to bring in an impressive 10 per cent to 12 per cent by way of average rent yields. Dozens of coastal regions and more adventurous holiday hotspots make extremely interesting prospects due to their comparatively rock-bottom property prices, although with equally low average rents it can be more difficult to generate the same kinds of returns as the regional capital.