I moved to the US from Canada on an E2 Visa about 7 years ago now, investing in real estate full time. 

For context, I'm 25 and planning to move in with my soon-to-be fiancée.

Client is a pro hockey player in Europe but does have Canadian Citizenship and a US tourist visa. 

I already want to live in Thailand - and getting approval for a foreign business could get me a proper visa. 

My understanding is an E2 Visa is an investor Visa (ie. you need to buy a business) OR you can piggyback off an existing E2 holder. 

I've received advise that our friendly STR loophole can not be used to characterize STR income/loss as non-passive on a California tax return. I can see an explicit exception in CA Tax Code § 17561 that says you can n...

Not sure what else to recommend, maybe add some additional revenue sources vis-à-vis concierge services etc. 

It has various hurdles, but it is designed exactly for people like you and your fiancee.  

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