You can go the private money lender route, you can get funding with green card status or foreign national.

Hello guys, thanks for your replies.I agree with all the comments regarding residential lots, but my concern was more with actual US (or foreign) investors who may not be thinking of Mexico, but only because it didn't cross their mind.

I myself would love to have a local mentor so I could learn from their mistakes and have a professional sounding board in a completely foreign field.

here is the scenario, my friend is foreigner who not live in US, he wants to buy the rental property, I will help him to management it, he can give me the power atterney to handle all rental related issue, I have no license yet, is that compliant with CA laws?

Office & Commercial may do 4%-6%3, Most importantly, as a foreign national, you are NOT allowed to buy in China, unless you have a 2yr plus contract to prove to the government that the property you buying is for your own residence, and you will only get a maximum of 5yrs mortgage. 4, I am a Chinese citizen and I am not even allowed to buy in Shanghai unless I have shanghai residency or been working in Shanghai full time for minimum one year, and I am not allowed to by maximum of 2 properties in my own city, Shenzhen.

Find a way to make college affordable by thinking creatively (foreign schools, cheap state schools, landlording during school, etc.).

There's a lot of  foreign Asian buyers over paying, bidding up prices.

I am very interested to start this business as a foreign real estate investor, however, as I don't have thousands of USD to further attend their courses in US, so I lack a mentor to guide me step by step. 

Bridge, portfolio, foreign national and other specialty loan products.KeyBank, flexible lender, HELOCs on second homes and rental properties. 90% LTV on primary.

Do you know as a foreigner if you can open a bank account there?