business visa usa requirements

As a Mexican investor, what do I need, other than money, to buy a home in Houston?

I live in Mexico and I do business in USA. I have a tourist visa and I want to buy a home in Houston. Which are the requirements to fulfilled in order to buy a home in Houston as a foreigner investor?

You’re going to be able to show how you earned the money. All transactions over $5000 are reported to homeland security.

Other than that, if you need or want a loan, you’re going to have to convince the lender you’ve got a steady stream of income from somewhere.

But that’s it. Unlike Mexico, the United States allows anyone to own land. If Osama bin Laden asked me to help him buy a property, I could and would certainly turn him in. But I’m not certain it would even be legal for me to refuse to help him buy that land from jail.

China Business Visa Instructions (Type F) 2009