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<p>That was my off-line answer too, mentioning fair housing laws.</p>
<p>FWIW, I've never asked the citizenship of one of my buyer
clients--no need to.<br>
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None that I’m aware of. Depending on their status later they may
need to deal with FIRPTA withholding when they sell it.
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non-citizen friend living in the USA and the question
is what requirements or roadblocks, if any, affect the
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state. I have not dealt with this issue before.
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