Crouching Tiger, Hidden Clauses: The Devil’s in the Details

CHENGDU-  A passing observation: as my friendship continues to develop with the amazing group of folks with whom Sharon has been working here in China, the comfort level settles in mutually.  One of the sidebars to our efforts to present Lake Point EcoVentures Phase I to prospective EB-5 i...

Jose E. Latour Oct 26, 2011

China EB-5 Agencies Speak with One Voice: “Protect Our Clients!”

NANJING-  Day Seven of our EB-5 marketing trip to China and Vietnam has us dividing and conquering:  Sharon is closing deals in Guangzhou while I flew ahead to Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan Province and inventors of paper money, to train our collaborating team for Thursday's big Lak...

Jose E. Latour Oct 25, 2011

Beijing Rocks! Lake Point EcoVentures EB-5 Receives Red Carpet Welcome

Day Two wrapping up in Beijing and I am seriously impressed.  Sharon's pre-existing agency relationships are making this a comparative walk in the park compared to the last time I ambled through this neck of the woods.  The best immigration agencies, the smartest questions, the sharpest people...Lak...

Jose E. Latour Oct 19, 2011

Practicing My Mandarin…(-;

Sharon says I "sound like a horse"...whatever THAT means...  …

Jose E. Latour Oct 14, 2011

Orlando: EB-5 Financing of Real Estate

Well,  Brian Su's first "real-estate-focused" EB-5 event yesterday ROCKED...as expected.  The room was packed with the usual suspects -- and a lot of new folks -- and the topical theme was definitely more advanced than Brian's prior events.Opening speaker Robert Divine ...

Jose E. Latour Oct 01, 2011

Brian Su’s Orlando EB-5 Event is FRIDAY!

Guys, quick reminder: if you haven't booked your seats for Orlando Friday, get busy.  Friday's event is going to be the first the "Big Boys" (and "Big Girls", of course!) EB-5 seminar ever, and it will hold a wealth of information for those of you who are beyond the "beginner phase" of EB-5 fin...

Jose E. Latour Sep 28, 2011

Looking for a Few Good Florida EB-5 Projects…

I will soon be making a major announcement regarding the expansion of a Florida EB-5 Regional Center in which I am now a principal.   The RC, governed and administered by some of the most respected entrepreneurs and business leaders in the country,  will be going Florida-wide.  I...

Jose E. Latour Sep 09, 2011

Brian Su’s Orlando EB-5 Real Estate Finance Forum on Sept. 30

For those of you involved in anything EB-5, you know Brian Su as the man behind the most productive networking summits in our industry.  On September 30, Brian turns his attention to what may be the potentially greatest match-up in EB-5 history:  Chinese EB-5 venture capital for U.S. comme...

Jose E. Latour Sep 07, 2011

New Shark in the House…

Okay, in the past week days I've had two existing EB-5 RC clients come to me after hearing flat out lies from securities attorneys attempting to make a fast buck...and today I had a THIRD (prospective) client ask me the same question.It would appear the latest incarnation of the Man in the Gray...

Jose E. Latour Aug 31, 2011

Hollywood: Swingin’! New Cali EB-5 Regional Center APPROVED

Just received the attorney's copy of the USCIS letter of approval for Hollywood International Regional Center, LLC, and high-fives are flying!  Richard Heyman's brainchild, HIRC, like most of the best EB-5 Regional Centers, stems from the dual sources of relentless entrepreneurship and deep affectio...

Jose E. Latour Aug 31, 2011