now in the good times that's not an issue but if things get tight it is.. and I can pretty much guarantee with Michigan RE this could happen if things get a little rocky.a Long term fixed 30 year loan CANNOT be called.. and you can make extra payments etc.Be cautious using a personal resi though make sure your rental is solid .. many foreign investor got pretty well duped by shysters selling them ghetto Detroit properties for huge inflated values.. and many of these folks ( mainly Australians ) mortgaged their homes only to find out the 80k home they bought in Detroit was really only worth 10k   LOL..

RE investment still foreign to me but I want to learn more and get experience in this area.  

It may be as easy as having a partner maintain a bank account or make management decisions to establishing the “Doing business in California” as a foreign LLC.The links @Kyle J. suggested are good.

Canadian investors make up nearly 30% of the foreign buyers market in the U.S. and I highly doubt they will be influenced by a visa offer.

Or foreign nationals who are short term residents.

Eagle,Keep me in mind when your foreign national deals jump off.I specialize in residential 1-4 unit investment loans, including foreign nationals.

Rental Returns and Cap appreciation rates varies depending on the country you choose to purchase.Markets that tend to be less dependent on credit are faring better with the global credit crisis.According to the recent survey by AFIRE predict that foreign investors in real estate expect to spend in '09 than in '08.

Some foreign buyers like them because price is small 500k to 1,500,000 or so and they pay cash.

Hello! I am trying to make an LLC in Tennessee right now and it is asking me for my Certificate of Existence. Am I supposed to make some other form of business here in Canada first and then make it an LLC there?

There is no maximum investment amount, and you can even qualify as a foreign investor.Anyone out there who has invested with them care to weigh in?