<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">None that I’m aware of. Depending on their status later they may need to deal with FIRPTA withholding when they sell it. <div><br></div><div>John J. Sullivan<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 30, 2021, at 9:47 AM, Robert West <rwest@westlawoffices.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Listmates-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">A client has a non-citizen friend living in the USA and the question is what requirements or roadblocks, if any, affect the person’s ability to buy or own a home in Washington
state. I have not dealt with this issue before. Background is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*Family of 5 (husband, wife, 3 children 1 child born in US)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*Time in the US – 4.75 years<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*They came here on an SIV/ Special Immigrant Visa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*He applied one month ago for citizenship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Assistance or referrals would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robert E. West, Jr.
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