Does anyone have experience screening foreigners who are relocating for work?

My goal is to build a sustainable, long term investment strategy that aligns with both lifestyle and financial growth.As someone new to the game, I’m currently exploring:- Buy-and-hold vs. short-term rental strategies- What works best for foreign investors in Cape Town- Legal, tax, and management considerations for non-residents- How to build a portfolio that supports remote work and global mobilityI’d love to hear from anyone with experience investing in South Africa especially in the Helderberg region or Gordon’s Bay.

@Josephine ChWe have partners who are foreign investors.

We work with foreign national, he need to set up an LLC to get funding. 

If you are 100% in on FTL I have a great agent who knows STR there and can help you.As far international challenges to me the only hard part would be trying to get a loan if you need one as a foreign national. 

Some countries allow residency / golden passport if you buy a certain amount of real estate in the foreign country.2) Money / Taxes are of no concern to you and you just want a property to call home.In most other situations, you are likely better off renting in the area.Some things to consider1) Spending more than 183 in a foreign country normally will make you a tax resident of that country2) If you die, you may need to follow the estate laws of that country3) In the US, if you live in the property for more than 14 days, it may be deemed a personal property limiting your tax breaks as a rental property.

@Basit SiddiqiYes, Spain is generally more attractive than the UK for most people, among other things for the reasons you mentioned and also properties are much cheaper generally speaking.I haven't tried to get a mortgage in the UK but I highly suspect it's actually easier for a foreigner to get one in Spain, where it's actually quite easy, provided that you're creditworthy of course.

-Mexico citizen, born and raised in Colorado, and over the past few years I’ve been actively investing in Mexican real estate — mostly in presale condos and long-term or vacation rental markets like Guadalajara, Cancún, and Lake Chapala.I originally started by looking for affordable, well-located properties for personal use, but as I dug deeper, I realized there were real opportunities for long-term appreciation, rental income, and geographic diversification — often with as little as $20–30k down.The process isn’t as complicated as people think, but there are definitely key things to understand, including:How foreigners can legally own property in Mexico (especially in restricted zones like the coast),How presale contracts and developer relationships work,What kinds of rental strategies are viable in different markets (Airbnb, mid-term, or traditional long-term),Currency and exchange rate considerations, title safety, and banking between the U.S. and Mexico.One major advantage of presale in Mexico is that many developers offer in-house, interest-free financing during construction, allowing buyers to spread out payments over 24–36 months — without involving a bank or mortgage process.

.• You could form a Texas holding LLC and register it as “foreign” in CA if you want uniformity, but this means you’ll still pay CA’s $800 tax per year.• A common approach: keep CA rentals in your own name with strong insurance, put TX STRs in a TX LLC, and avoid mixing states in one entity.Tax angle:• Whether you hold rentals in an LLC or personally, depreciation, expenses, and Section 179/bonus depreciation still flow through to your return.• The entity affects liability more than taxes—unless you elect S-Corp treatment for active businesses (not usually recommended for rentals).This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

It essentially gave us a blank slate to work with as it eliminated all foreign marketing companies from texting because you need an American LLC to become compliant.