They also seem to actively market to foreign investors, as well as domestic.

If a foreign investor were to ask me " How is the market in your area?"

The three exemptions listed are  Any portion of the 5-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange after the last date you (or your spouse) use the property as a main home;Any period (not to exceed an aggregate period of 10 years) during which you (or your spouse) are serving on qualified official extended duty: As a member of the uniformed services;As a member of the Foreign Service of the United States; orAs an employee of the intelligence community; andAny other period of temporary absence (not to exceed an aggregate period of 2 years) due to change of employment, health conditions, or such other unforeseen circumstances as may be specified by the IRS.I am trying to figure out if exemption 3 is applicable if you go over 2 years, and you would be trying to figure out how much of exemption 1 applies to your situation.  

Being a foreigner living in Japan, I hear that it might be difficult to secure a loan until I can get a permanent residence visa.

And then there's building code compliance - how hard is it to do, especially for a foreign-based design?

And of course everyone is aware of the recent rate increases, and the likelihood of more to come. (3) China's President Xi is getting increasingly desperate to quash the outflow of capital, much of which landed in cash-only real estate purchases in North America, with a particular emphasis in California. (4) President Trump's immigration and trade policies (*whatever* they may be) appear likely to dampen foreign investment. (5) California's high earner/highly educated demographic is in negative growth; i.e., they're emigrating.Of course every part of the country faces most of these same changes and tendencies.

Hello there,We are considering buying a second vacation rental in Florida.Do you know of any banks that do loans for foreigners?

The manager I spoke with wasn't directly involved so she was not sure what the rate would be if the loan were in foreign currency, nor did she know how exactly the bank would value the property.

hi everyonei'm a foreigner i'm not living at the U.S.

I doubt that any bank/credit union would count my last two years of foreign earned income towards any loan and it won't look good applying for my first property without a job.