You'll see foreign-looking documents, but don't worry.

One disadvantage is in hot markets with properties in demand the foreign investor can't waffle and needs to act quickly or you will get beat out by locals who already know the market.

As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following: (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate; (4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate; (5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants; (6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate; (7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate; (8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners; (9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

That which is held in foreign currency reserves won't find a home in real estate.  

Vladimir Valter Putting all the Crimea/Ukraine issues aside to keep things easy, it comes down to this:As a foreign national with no presence in the US such as an immigration visa of some kind, or significant financial footprint (cash or property), no American bank or traditional lender will loan you money.

It may well be worth the price of a few hours spent at the probate courthouse where you can pull actual case files and ask questions from court staff.Like anything new, it may look foreign now so be patient and don't give up, now matter what.

I learned technical analysis and because of capital restrictions, again, I ended up trading foreign exchange; which I was good at.

Coastal cities have been appreciating because foreign investors have been parking their money here.

He has a number of foreign investors trying to get into the US market.

I do know some guys south of here who low ball MLS stuff, get an occasional bite, and sell them to usually foreign buyers who will over pay.