Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partner
Nov 18th 2015, 11:46 am
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
I didn't see that one coming!
Nov 18th 2015, 2:45 pm
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
I looked at EB5 for a broiler / poultry operation the investment is there at around $300,000 for a standard 500 x 64 foot house holding around 45,000 birds depending on the target weight. Four houses or more is a general standard two being the minimum usually.This does not include buying the land, clearing the pad, drilling wells etc and assumes that you are in an area where contracts are offered.The jobs were not there the only way to create more jobs was to further process the manure by bagging and selling it.If you went EB5 direct and lived on the place you can not count indirect jobs.I ran the numbers by a friend who has written a lot of EB5 proposals and knows the business very well.
Nov 18th 2015, 6:12 pm
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
Thought about a small Vinyard?
United States - Vineyards & Wineries for sale - Wine Real Estate - VineSmart.com
United States - Vineyards & Wineries for sale - Wine Real Estate - VineSmart.com
Nov 18th 2015, 10:23 pm
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
I own two sections of land that are leased out and mainly wheat is grown. I make some money on them, pays the taxes and a little left over. The guy that leases the land has maybe one full time employee but he has a few more sections he farms. Most activities are contracted out.
It would be a stretch to make an EB5 investment for any prairie farming.
It would be a stretch to make an EB5 investment for any prairie farming.
Nov 19th 2015, 2:45 am
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
I looked at EB5 for a broiler / poultry operation the investment is there at around $300,000 for a standard 500 x 64 foot house holding around 45,000 birds depending on the target weight. Four houses or more is a general standard two being the minimum usually.This does not include buying the land, clearing the pad, drilling wells etc and assumes that you are in an area where contracts are offered.The jobs were not there the only way to create more jobs was to further process the manure by bagging and selling it.If you went EB5 direct and lived on the place you can not count indirect jobs.I ran the numbers by a friend who has written a lot of EB5 proposals and knows the business very well.
John Oliver did a feature on Poultry farming.
Nov 19th 2015, 4:33 am
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I thought buying the farm was a euphemism.
Nov 19th 2015, 2:40 pm
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Re: Purchasing a Farm in the U.S or buying into an existing Farm business as a Partne
Guys I am probably stating a lot of obvious facts here but you can (and I know you will) chirp in with your thoughts (even if they are idiotic notions of running a Vineyard, I just drink the stuff)
OK as you will have noticed by my posts that I am taking this potential move to the U.S seriously and am investigating all options in terms of Visa classification which may be a fit.
The obvious reason for looking at the E Visa is due to me owning a small farm here in Ireland and hence being able to invest capital in a new or existing project.
Personally speaking I would prefer another rout of entry. I am a guy that likes to measure twice and cut once which is why I would like to take up the offer of employment with a sponsor and ease myself into the American way of life.
From reading numerous posts on here it would appear however that on the H 1B visa if you lose your job for whatever reason then you would have to leave the country pretty quickly before looking for another sponsor and starting the immigration process all over again.
I wish to successfully gain employment in my field of expertise and gain permanent status in the quickest possible time. I don't want to be renting property for an extended period of time as this is just dead money.
Boring as it sounds there is nothing quite like having that sense of security and owning a property, paying taxes, being able to vote and having easy to understand health care in place etc etc.
Your thoughts and opinions will be most welcome!!
OK as you will have noticed by my posts that I am taking this potential move to the U.S seriously and am investigating all options in terms of Visa classification which may be a fit.
The obvious reason for looking at the E Visa is due to me owning a small farm here in Ireland and hence being able to invest capital in a new or existing project.
Personally speaking I would prefer another rout of entry. I am a guy that likes to measure twice and cut once which is why I would like to take up the offer of employment with a sponsor and ease myself into the American way of life.
From reading numerous posts on here it would appear however that on the H 1B visa if you lose your job for whatever reason then you would have to leave the country pretty quickly before looking for another sponsor and starting the immigration process all over again.
I wish to successfully gain employment in my field of expertise and gain permanent status in the quickest possible time. I don't want to be renting property for an extended period of time as this is just dead money.
Boring as it sounds there is nothing quite like having that sense of security and owning a property, paying taxes, being able to vote and having easy to understand health care in place etc etc.
Your thoughts and opinions will be most welcome!!