{"id":15858,"date":"2024-06-18T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americamortgages.com\/?p=15858"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T11:50:52","slug":"your-child-gets-accepted-to-a-u-s-university-and-you-want-to-buy-a-home-nearby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americamortgages.com\/your-child-gets-accepted-to-a-u-s-university-and-you-want-to-buy-a-home-nearby\/","title":{"rendered":"Your child gets accepted to a U.S. university, and you want to buy a home nearby\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your child gets accepted to a U.S. university and you want to buy a home nearby..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LMPudCuQbhI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a video of our initial idea when we raised our first round of funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 3 types of real estate purchases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trophy assets<br><\/li><li>Education-related<br><\/li><li>Investment<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is obviously an overlap but for this article, we focus on #2 &#8211; education-related.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was my co-founder&#8217;s journey when he left Asia to study in the U.S., as did most, if not all, of his friends. In fact, through our research, we have concluded that education is the most popular reason to invest in overseas property.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top 10 Asian countries with students attending U.S. universities as of 2023:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China \u2013 289,526&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India \u2013 268,923&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea \u2013 43,897&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietnam \u2013 21,900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan \u2013 21,834&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan \u2013 16,054&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangladesh \u2013 13,563&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indonesia \u2013 8,467<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong Kong \u2013 5,867<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore \u2013 3,182<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m fairly sure that most of these parents would also like to own an investment property &#8211; now they can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your child gets accepted to a U.S. university, and you want to buy a home nearby\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After 4 years of university, you can:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sell the home, and the capital gains can be used to recoup the college tuition<br><\/li><li>Have your child stay in the apartment while they work in the U.S. to get &#8220;international&#8221; experience before they come back home<br><\/li><li>Transfer to your child&#8217;s name to build credit and or earn rental income while they are living in the U.S.<br><\/li><li>Keep it to earn rental income<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What happens next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined2 wp-block-paragraph\">You speak to your local bank, and they do not offer U.S. mortgages &#8211; <strong><em>no overseas banks offer U.S. mortgages (but you don&#8217;t know that).&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined2 wp-block-paragraph\">You search online and do not see any U.S. banks &#8211; <strong><em>U.S. lenders do not advertise outside the U.S. (you didn&#8217;t know that either).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You give up and pay for the home with cash!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign home buyers face this problem every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined2 wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that&nbsp;<strong><em>over the past 10 years, non-U.S. citizens have purchased $1 trillion worth of U.S. real estate, and almost 70% of it is paid with cash because of the problems mentioned above?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America Mortgages is the world&#8217;s only U.S. mortgage broker outside the U.S., focusing on overseas borrowers, both foreign nationals and U.S. expats &#8211; that is all we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some common misconceptions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>My child\/student can not be the tenant &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Our &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamortgages.com\/am-student-loan-program\/\">AM Student +<\/a>&#8221; loan program is the world&#8217;s only mortgage that allows this &#8211; just need a F-1 student visa.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>My child\/student can not qualify since they have no income &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We use a rental comparable to qualify &#8211; if it the&nbsp;comparables exceed the mortgage&nbsp;expenses &#8211; you qualify!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I need U.S. credit &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We accept overseas credit or a letter from your accountant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I need to be a salaried employee &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You can qualify with the rental income of the property &#8211; no need to show income!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I need to be living in the U.S. &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>All of our clients are living outside the U.S.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I can&#8217;t get a mortgage &#8211; obviously wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We founded America Mortgages to fix the problem of obtaining a U.S. mortgage while living overseas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I&#8217;m too old to qualify for a loan &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>There are no age restrictions in the U.S.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>Banks don&#8217;t give loans to foreigners &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We created loan programs specifically for foreign borrowers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I can&#8217;t borrow much as a foreigner &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Our programs can lend up to 75% of the property value<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>The process is very difficult and takes too long &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We have streamlined the process with technology and our average loan takes 30-45 days to close &#8211; faster than any bank!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list5 wp-block-list\"><li>I need to stay up late at night to speak to a loan officer &#8211; wrong!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"underlined wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>We have loan officers in your timezone, speaking your language, 24\/7<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investing in a home near your child&#8217;s university in the U.S. offers financial benefits, from potential capital gains to rental income. At&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/u-s-mortgages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America Mortgages<\/a>, we make it easy for international buyers to secure U.S. home loans, debunking myths and simplifying the process. Ready to invest? Contact us today at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hello@americamortgages.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:hello@americamortgages.com\">hello@americamortgages.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americamortgages.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.americamortgages.com\">www.americamortgages.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.post-template-template-single-post .entry-content ul.list5{\npadding-bottom:5px!important;\n}\n.underlined2 em{\ndisplay:inline!important;\ntext-decoration:underline;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your child gets accepted to a U.S. university and you want to buy a home nearby.. 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