Run a company that assists Foreign Nationals, both around the world and already in the United States, to gain residency in the U.S. through business investment.Some Challenges:Everything else!

All business expenses and assets are located in IL and IA.My questions is: Since I live in CA am I subject to a Foreign Entity Tax of $800/year?

but who was I to educate them on timber values.. that's why they hired an agent.but when your dealing direct  well that's a different matter.. and we can all say they are big boys etc etc.. folks here in the US are tend to be much softer than foreign investors just culturally..  

From what I gathered you need to have Foreign Qualifications to do business in any state, other than the one you're Inc. in. 

It is typical that an Entity formed in one State(eg NV) can/is Foreign Filed in another State(eg CA). 

Forming an LLC is very easy and not expensive, but since your partner is a foreign person, it might complicate things.

what about for us foreign nationals?

Good DayI am a foreign investor interested in Multy-Family properties for their relative high yield.

Rey,The Nigerian entity is a scam.The first question I ask when a foreign investor deals comes my way is, are they in a reputable part of the world? 

If the property is in California, be sure to create a CA LLC, it's expensive but the alternative is to register as a foreign entity and pay the same fee.