William LaPorte
Opening a self directed IRA to invest in real estate
Hi, looking into investing in real estate using private money. My mother in law has been turned on by the idea of rolling her 401k into a self directed Ira to fund my investments. I've heard this might be illegal? Doe...
Parth Desai
Seeing suggestion to start investing in real estate on H1B
Hi,I'm currently on an H1B Visa. I'm hoping to start investing in real-estate with my friend who is aa green card holder.Currently, we are planning to get a house on our name and then we ll rent it out.We also thought...
Alice Huang
New to Austin, Texas from Vancouver, Canada
Hello everyone,
Been on BP for about a month now but I thought I'd introduce myself.BackgroundMy name is Alice and I grew up on the west coast of Canada. Got gentrified out and left in 2009. Lived in 8 countries a...
Halukcan Baser
Do I need to immigrate to the US to invest?
Hello peopleThe topic sums it up, I want to get into the RE market in the US. I have a 10 year tourist visa. I want to buy some properties, rent them out, renovate and flip some of them. But the thing is I dont see my...
Chris Magistrado
The 2024 Akiya Movement: Rebuilding Abandon Japanese Homes
Hey BP,I've been on here for almost 4 years now, time has really gone by since I first read David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate and Brandon Turner's books.I did a quick search for Akiya's here on BP and didn't se...
Abdul Mohammed
Suggestion for a new investor
Dear friends reside in OH and i live on H1B status (work visa). I am planning to invest in NNN commercial properties anywhere in USA. The reason for NNN is I don't want to spend anything for maintenance/taxes or any s...
Iulian Radu
Newbie Non-citizen Investor. How to get my first loan ?
Hi everyone! I'm a Romanian citizen doing business in the United States for about 3 years. I've just got approved recently for an E-2 Investor visa and I read about US real estate investments for several month. My goa...
Account Closed
Canadian citizen in the US, looking to buy a house in Montreal
I'm a Canadian citizen living & working in the US on work visa right now. I'm interested in buying a property in Montreal, as a rental property first, and eventually converting into a primary residence when my US...
Hicham Mounir
Doing a real estate investment while on a F-1 visa
Hello all,I would like first to thank you all for this forum because it is very instructive.Here is my story:I am an F-1 visa holder on OPT (optional practical training), and my employer sponsored my H-1B application....
Vincent Chen
What is really about passive invest or passive investor legally?
Right now,I am just about to begin to my real estate investor.I am H1B working visa who have a full-time job in financial industry.After search tons of the threads,I have the questions regarding the legal issue for my...