The lender will want a personal guarantee but since you are NOT a US citizen their risk goes up and your chances of getting the loan go down.You may or may not be able to prove to the lender the property cash flows well and in all aspects is a great deal.

FY 2008 Budget for FY 2008, prepared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), forecasts revenue to grow to $3.307 trillion by 2012.Us National Debt $10,621,692,718,504.15 The estimated population of the United States is 305,448,546so each citizen's share of this debt is $34,774.08.The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$3.42 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

It's also likely true that the banks don't like the fact that individuals have the opportunity to profit (sometimes greatly) off of their non-performing assets, and they are trying to limit the ability of private citizens gaining on their loss.

If you are worried about security, look at who actually took out terrorists on 9/11 - it was private citizens.

When even our lowest income citizens have cell phones and big screen tv's (they do), you know we have a government spending bubble of unimaginable proportions. 4.

RealtyTrac tracked foreclosure-related filings on 2.3 million U.S. properties in 2008, an 87 percent jump from the year before, with 861,664 homes making it through the entire process to become REOs.The Mortgage Bankers Association's surveys of members suggest one out of 10 mortgages was either delinquent or in the foreclosure process at the end of September, and Moody's Economy.com estimates 12 million homeowners are "upside down" -- they owe more on their homes than their properties would fetch in today's market.RealtyTrac senior vice president Rick Sharga told attendees at the Inman News Real Estate Connect conference in New York City this month that an analysis of 500,000 distressed properties in four states in the company's database found only about one in four were listed for sale in a multiple listing service, or MLS.That suggests that as many as 75 percent of distressed properties have yet to hit the market, Sharga said, and that many of those homes will soon be putting pressure on inventory and prices as banks repossess them and put them up for sale. . . .

It is preffered in case the companies go under (senior to common in default), it is a fund so it is diversified, and it has a pretty darn good yield (currently 9.3%).I think a lot of BPers might enjoy that tip.

Hey guys, my name is Tom Doan and I'm currently a senior at the McCombs School of Business at UT studying finance.

HiI found a building that was converted from a senior living facility into a band-practice facility.

Whoever records the lien first has Senior/First Lien status all other liens are Junior to the First/Senior lien.There are some Super Liens that jump in line for some states like HOA, Municipality and Tax Liens for example.Hope this helps.Jeff V