Extremely interesting post...awesome investing somewhere else as a form of retirement (im looking at costa rica)...IF you invest as a foreign investor does the country give you any perks such as residency or a DR passport As for the post....would it be rented out to international travellers/vacationers or would it be rented by long term DR residents? 

U.S. citizens can travel to and from Puerto Rico without a visa or even a passport.

Cheating on welfares, lying on marriage to get passport to come to USA.

Used things like surname and passport id # etc. no company logo or website, but he is a private lender.?

I said to him "no problem, after you reviewed the application form and screening procedure, call me back and schedule to see the property, but bring your passport with the permanent resident visa and driver's license".No call back.

Have you asked to see a passport, work visa, citizenship papers, social security/tin number ,etc or are you assuming they are illegal because of perceived nationality ,accent, name, or some other prejudices.

So I ask for passport, visa, school registration paperwork, and proof of funds.They few times I've had non students, the employer may write a letter as proof of employment and verification of salary/wages.

[Expenses for your real estate business are above the line expenses Whoohoo]Penalties [A cost of doing business]This year’s penalties for not having health insurance — and not having a waiver or exemption — remains the same as 2017: 2.5% of your adjusted gross income, or $695 per adult and $347.50 per child, up to a maximum of $2,085, whichever is higher.The IRS continues to impose the penalty of revoking passports for anyone with serious tax delinquencies, and the threshold for that is $51,000 in tax year 2018.

He's 60 years old and has never had a passport--until last month, because I've arranged for us to go to London, Paris and Munich together this summer.

Story_ID=4321929 34% of Americans have a passport.