@Roy Gottesdiener to answer your question about lending to a Non-US citizen the best answer is the world famous Real Estate response - "It Depends". 

A favorite who comes to mind is the famous Mr "Grave Dancer", Sammy Zell himself.

Well, I felt like a Fan at a rock concert seeing so many of the famous and popular Real Estate "Gurus" right there on my screen!

@Rob Tossberg  Aarons Dad Bruce is a famous predictor and economist in regards to RE cycles that's why I asked.for me I am buying a home to relocate to and take up residency in NV to escape the winter in OR and take the tax advantages of being a NV resident.

Use the all to famous partner or investment partners approval who may or may not exist..

You have a famous name.

@Jing Qian Is this by any chance the famous Ocean Pointe/Morris Invest group of people?

You probably won't get caught are famous last words for many people with red cards on their properties before listing it, closing it to flip and sell, or to turn into rentals.

Greenspan made his famous "irrational exuberance" quote about the stock market in Dec 1996.

Furthermore the property taxes recently re-introduced by the Italian governments pushed the owners to sell their unused properties.In my understanding, certain Americans loves living in authentic medieval villages on vacation.There are several famous medieval places already known to the foreign investors and tourists: Tuscany (San Gimignano, Volterra...), Cinque terre, Santo Stefano in Sextantio, Calascio...