Exit Strategy: EB-5 investors want green cards but they also want their money back. Nearly every EB-5 investor we have spoken with has a specific plan for those funds once a return of capital occurs. Many times the money is slated to be used for a home or more often it is targeted to be used for college tuition of a child or the children of the EB-5 investor. Keeping this one simple thought in mind is important as the funds being loaned to a developer have a direct connection to real people seeking a better life here in the United States. A developer needs to identify one or more exit strategies associated with any project seeking funding by way of EB-5. Exit strategies can include a refinance of the EB-5 loan however, such a refinance must be permissible under any senior debt that may be involved so just saying the project will be refinanced will not suffice. Agreements between lenders are likely to be required this way; all parties know exactly where they stand in regards to a security interest in a developer’s project. In many cases a sale of the underlying project can trigger repayment of the EB-5 loan. The regional center will be seeking information on past projects of a developer as well as information specific to the project seeking EB-5 funding. Feel free to contact us as we can provide you with an outline of the types of information that will be sought. A simple way to look at this though is to think about what a senior lender will be seeking as a regional center will be seeking those same types of information. Please take a few moments to read through all six sections of this page in order to understand what makes a project not only “suitable” for EB-5 but what makes a project one that EB-5 investors are likely to find suitable for their immigration needs.