I liked Peaks model and program so well I became their competition I have done over 750 of these non recourse foreigner loans... but they are not priced like US citizen loans.. they are quasi hard money and for sure we red line and for sure we take a hard look at value...

My experience in 2018 was that either HSBC or smaller local banks (First Citizen etc) would be willing to help, larger banks (JPM, Citi, BoA) were not interested.

I am an Australian citizen and US resident living in New Jersey. 

My mother, who is not a US Citizen & lives in the Philippines, has expressed interest in purchasing an investment property in the US.

In particular, I am able to invest around 60-65% of my monthly income - I make around 10k USD per month and need 3500-4000 for comfortable living (I am a Russian citizen living in Serbia). 

However, the E-2 is for citizens of treaty countries (like Turkey) to be ACTIVELY involved in the management of the company ("develop and direct").

If citizens writes wind-only policies in your area that should be the cheapest, otherwise there are other firms like geovera that will write it.Good luck everyone!

Make sure to check with a cross-border tax advisor on how this could impact your overall tax strategy.Umm I'm pretty sure the US presence test only applies to non US citizens who are actually physically present in the US for over 183 days, not for owning property. 

Specifically wondering if my wife not being a US citizen will disqualify us or something.

As I am neither a US citizen nor a resident, I would like to know which taxes I need to pay and which rules I need to follow.