Snowboarder from Belgium crossing the pond !

[Benoit Roose]

Hey guys,

I’m a young guy from Belgium hoping to invest in the US market in the near future.

Soaking up as much information as I can trying to educate myself I’ve realized I have a long path to go. What better way to begin than by making a post here!

Since the real estate market in Belgium doesn’t look to be very promising I’m exploring my options of moving abroad to start off my career. I had considered Canada & Australia(are these really that much more expensive?), but the US market just seems to be the best fit at this time.

Obviously there are going to be quite some roadblocks as a foreigner. I've been digging around the forums but was hoping that someone could direct me to some more REI related info regarding my possibilities and benefits of immigration and financing options as a foreigner. I'm eager to learn and get a realistic view on my situation. Every bit of help is appreciated!

To provide some more details

I would start off having around 250-300K to invest.(including me having to house hack my way in) Is this considered to be a reasonable amount that will help me in certain aspects?

last but not least: I’m fully addicted to snowboarding. Any recommendations of interesting areas close enough to good ski resorts I should start looking in to ? I road tripped a bit trough the US past winter and enjoyed the tahoe region, socal and the colorado a lot.

I look forward to diving into this great community!