Give Mexicans wine grapes and they break all the rules that European wines place on their grapes- mixing certain wines is prohibited in Europe, but in Mexico it’s an opportunity for creativity.

Quote from @Rana Zaheer: Quote from @Magnus Wikström: Hi James,I'm a foreign investor with a background in the European real estate finance industry, mostly for institutional sized deals, debt & equity / JV.I was overwhelmed by arriving to the US financial landscape and the opportunity it provides.

In my experience working with investors, some like it, some don’t.And even though it delays the timing on the GP’s participation in profit sharing, this fund follows the European waterfall model for a variety of reasons (See https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/1017897-return-of-capital-vs-return-on-capital-syndication-lp-investor for a good discussion of the pros and cons of ROC-first vs PREF-first).That said, as you and I discussed privately, we respect your viewpoint.

The real estate company, Propertia Bali, is also run by Europeans, so that helps.

Someone has to pay for the Ukrainian war, sure ain’t Europeans :)

It's very expensive for Europeans to visit the US. 

Looks like they made great inroads into the European and U.S. markets.  

I would also bet he has bought the appropriate property and already has his citizenship paperwork in the process.Here are the 'rules' to a Portugal Passport through property ownership:Through the Golden Visa scheme (investing in Portugal)Portugal is one of several European countries that offers a fully-valid residency permit to those who invest in Portugal.

The strategic location view is1) It is the USA of the middle east2) Very close and safe travel destinations for Europeans and Asians 3) Direct flights to every big city in the world London, Sydney, SF, LA, you name it4) Safe haven for lot of Internationally floating money 5) Good investments in tech, healthcare, infra and education. 

For instance, structuring investments through a European company that acts as the buyer of the properties and handles renovations could be an effective solution.