Foreign overseas investor getting 1 to 2% return where they live and they want to park money here in the U.S. because where they live there is economic and civil unrest.

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

I'm getting my knowledge up to date with all the Taxes, and as a foreigner buyer.

Have some qns about us banks 1) Do any us bank or unions usually accept foreign address for opening of bank account?

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

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.

I'm 68 and "retired", so do not want to commit to a BUSINESS and am not sure RE can be done as a "hobby" with great success.At present I trade currencies and options, but that is capital intensive and inconsistent income-wise.

Obviously, we all hope that we won't get entangled in foreign wars anymore, but you never know of course.Now if you consider places such as San Antonio military towns, then that's obviously a whole different scenario - plenty of other ways to absorb fluctuations.

Essentially, the ridiculous sums of foreign investment is propping up the market, and inflating it beyond the norm.  

Foreign investors put their money here for security and appreciation - neither of which are available in many other countries.