The difference this time is there is so much foreign investment because of the dollar and RE always hedges with inflation and not unemployment.

I'm familiar with the whole building/repairing process so it wouldn't be completely foreign to me.

HUD criminal investigation division can make requests to any federal agency.But, if you just follow what's usual and customary you'll never be sent to a foreign country for questioning or reported as "Lost at Sea" :)

The number of companies directly accepting Bitcoin is growing, but even if they accept Bitcoin, the value of the goods is tied to USD and they convert at time of sale to Bitcoin.It is worth watching the trends as crypto and blockchain evolve, but ultimately this is a way to secure transactions, a payment method and currency, not a replacement for real estate agents.

Just wandering if anyone had any thought on what Bitcoin will do for Real Estate Transactions.Or any digital currency for that matter.Thanks in Advance.

Paper or digital currency does not rely on having intrinsic value.

Can foreigners buy free-hold property there though?

@Roy Mitle He would qualify for a foreign national loan only, even if you co-sign.

I'm a foreigner with no social security number in the USA.I've got good relationships with my banks here in my home country and I've been working with them for the past 2 months: Citigroup and HSBC.

It's a pretty straightforward strategy once you know how to  implement it.An additional benefit to the Land Trust in this situation is that it can allow you to use a Series LLC from another state without having to deal with the foreign filing fees involved.