How to move to the states and invest hands on?

[Benoit Roose]

I’m a young guy from Belgium looking to invest/move to the states.

The market seems to be more fun out there with more possibilities than Belgium or any other country in Europe I would be interested in. On top of that, you guys have amazing mountains and ski resorts. I pretty much base my life around these things.

I’d like to move there so I can have a hands on approach on my investments. The obvious problem here is that I am not a US citizen or hold any visa of some sort. After reading up on more specific info about Belgians investing in the USA a lot of negativity rose up. Some of the classic points where made like “it’s impossible to get a visa”, “the taxes and fees will be trough the roof if you do so as a foreigner”’, “you might be denied acces to the country if you want to visit your property”, …

Nothing really helpful was found.

As I’m not just going to give up on my dream, I was hoping somebody here on Biggerpockets would be able to point me in the direction of a possible path I could follow.

Will I have to go trough the hard immigration process or can I come up with a creative solution?

Some side info:

- I have an Aunt living in Florida.

- working for an income in the states isn’t a necessity as I would be running a business in Belgium from abroad.

- Belgium is eligible for the 50K visa raffle (I’m feeling lucky)

Am I being too optimistic and is investing hands on in the US as a foreigner a pipe dream?I’m sure there must be a way, even if it’s a hard one.

Thanks!

PS: I've browsed the forums for a similar post but couldn't find my answers, maybe I missed it.

[Account Closed]

Look into EB 5 visas. You need to invest $500K and there is a requirement to create between 5 and 10 full time jobs depending on the investment and the area. Additionally, Canada has a similar visa program where I believe the investment is around $150K. They have great mountains and skiing there as well.