WHY EB-5 FUNDING IS SO ATTRACTIVE TO U.S. DEVELOPERS

Practically speaking, investors have probably never had it so good. There has never been funding quite so simple to obtain or quite so attractive for developers as EB-5. Here are three reasons why EB-5 is so attractive.

• Their reason for investing: EB-5 investors are foreign nationals who want to immigrate to the U.S. Their goal is immigration. Their method is investment. In other words, the EB-5 visa program is a means to an end. And, for high net worth individuals, the end really does justify the means. The fact that they have $500,000 or more to invest is the essential qualifier for their visa. From the investors’ perspectives it’s not about your project needing funding. It’s about them wanting to immigrate.
• Their return on the investment. While every investor wants a return, the size of the return is a much lower priority for EB-5 investors. Access to Green Cards for themselves and their families is their number one priority. Therefore, even though they could easily make a better ROI in their homeland, they are willing to invest $500,000 at very low interest. It’s not the return on the investment that is important to them. It is the return of their investment after five years.
• Their investments may be pooled to reach your financing needs. Developers may gather and pool all the EB-5 funding they need as long as ten new jobs will be created for each individual immigrant investor.

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• American Corporate Services Law Offices, Inc.
• Gregory Finkelson