Purchasing a new home
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Purchasing a new home
I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS. Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money from the sale of my property here in the UK and we planned on putting that into buying a house right off - no mortgage payments. We were gonna put the house on both joint names, and do a pre-nup to say that if anything should happen to the relationship and we split up I get what i paid for the house and any profit then is split. But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only? But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage? Any advice would be appreciated oh and I will be moving to Columbus OHIO.
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Linababe
I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Linababe wrote:
> I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as
> a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if
> it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only
> when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS.
> Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that
> true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money
non US citizens can buy property
> I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as
> a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if
> it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only
> when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS.
> Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that
> true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money
non US citizens can buy property
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Linababe
Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true?
... and do a pre-nup to say...
But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only?
But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage?
Ian
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Linababe
I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS. Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money from the sale of my property here in the UK and we planned on putting that into buying a house right off - no mortgage payments. We were gonna put the house on both joint names, and do a pre-nup to say that if anything should happen to the relationship and we split up I get what i paid for the house and any profit then is split. But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only? But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage? Any advice would be appreciated oh and I will be moving to Columbus OHIO.
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
California used to have laws restricting alien land ownership. They were ruled unconstitutional by the Supremes many decades ago.
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Linababe
I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS. Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money from the sale of my property here in the UK and we planned on putting that into buying a house right off - no mortgage payments. We were gonna put the house on both joint names, and do a pre-nup to say that if anything should happen to the relationship and we split up I get what i paid for the house and any profit then is split. But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only? But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage? Any advice would be appreciated oh and I will be moving to Columbus OHIO.
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Folinskyinla
Hi:
California used to have laws restricting alien land ownership. They were ruled unconstitutional by the Supremes many decades ago.
California used to have laws restricting alien land ownership. They were ruled unconstitutional by the Supremes many decades ago.
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Chessiet
I now have images of Diana Ross shimmying through the CA legal system
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
Yoou've been karma'd
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Chessiet
I have no idea what that even means. Is it good or bad?
You can send karma to anyone, I sent yours because I liked your post. The more karma you have the more your karma is worth when you pass it on. ie my karma gave you two boxes, you're karma may not even fill a box as yet. Also you cannot karma the same person again for a while, you have to spread karma around. If you do a search for karma and look at the earliest posts you should get an idea.
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Thank you all for your replies it has put my mind to ease now.
Lina
Lina
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Re: Purchasing a new home
Originally Posted by Linababe
Thank you all for your replies it has put my mind to ease now.
Lina
Lina
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Re: Purchasing a new home
For sure you can buy any property but tax are higher for non resident. From my point of view, prenap and both names (title) are better plus tax saving plus you will have a prove of "your life together".
Samal
Samal
Originally Posted by Linababe
I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS. Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money from the sale of my property here in the UK and we planned on putting that into buying a house right off - no mortgage payments. We were gonna put the house on both joint names, and do a pre-nup to say that if anything should happen to the relationship and we split up I get what i paid for the house and any profit then is split. But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only? But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage? Any advice would be appreciated oh and I will be moving to Columbus OHIO.
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina