Wannabe regional center promoter Julia Park attempted to fact check me about EB-5 visa program and fails miserably.

Julia Park tried fact checking me in her blog article at http://juliaparklaweb5.blogspot.com/2012/10/direct-vs-regional-center-eb-5s-part-2.html and I'd love to take this opportunity to show just how far she fell flat:

1. Ms. Park claims that there is NO WAY that claims of loss of capital can be proven about regional centers. I say there is a simple way: Have all regional centers publish audited books of accounts, so that people know for a fact whether I lie or speak the truth. I am quite confident when I state that a majority of investors in regional centers DO suffer capital loss of at least 5%. I also am quite confident in stating that it is quite unusual for EB-5 visa investors in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses to suffer capital losses. If you'd like to learn more about how to identify a Genuine Direct Investment Business, please read http://eb5-expert.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-is-genuine-direct-investment.html.
2. Ms. Parks claims "Whether investors who invest in direct projects "usually" get double digit returns, is up for debate." I can state with confidence that it is quite common for investors in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses to profitably create 10 jobs AND earn annual returns of 20% or more. Of course, risky franchises, unscrupulous partnerships and other scams don't count.
3. Apparently Ms. Parks hasn't heard of PIPE, Reverse Mergers and listed shell companies that are available for sale. It is a lot easier to go public than Ms. Park implies. Also, I can confidently state that a Genuine Direct Investment Business usually sells quite rapidly IF the EB-5 visa investor wants to sell it, and due to the fact that they are usually cash cows, owners are usually reluctant to sell them.
4. I suggest Ms. Park use Google to confirm that at the time of her statement, at least 6 regional centers had been decertified or were in the process of being decertified, and as of today that number is a lot higher.
5. I can confidently state that a vast majority (over 90%) of regional centers have violated securities laws, engaged in conflict of interest, and failed to disclose these and other material facts to EB-5 visa investors. In the US, this is known as SECURITIES FRAUD.

There is NO ambiguity or answer of "It depends" when it comes to what is the best option for EB-5 visa investors, and any objective attorney and CPA will clearly advise EB-5 visa investors to choose a Genuine Direct Investment Business and avoid regional centers and partnerships due to fraud, conflict of interest, mismanagement, low returns and terrible exit strategies.

 EB-5 visa seekers should remember that Genuine Direct Investment businesses are THE BEST option to get the EB-5 visa quickly, safely and usually profitably for the following reasons:

1. Faster processing and approval times.
2. Easy exit strategy.
3. Investors usually get a much higher Return on Investment.
4. Investors usually get a much higher Capital gain, whereas regional center investors usually get capital losses.
5. Our clients have a 100% approval rate of I-526 and I-829, while those who choose regional centers or other partnerships don't.
6. Our clients have very little risk as we conduct extensive due diligence and work hard to prevent fraud and conflict of interest, whereas regional centers and partnerships are overrun with fraud and conflict of interest.
7. Full control of business and capital, which helps prevent fraud, conflict of interest and losses.

EB-5 visa investors need to remember that we offer THE BEST service when it comes to offering a turnkey solution for the following reasons:

1.  Our clients ALWAYS have full control of their business and their money. Those who choose regional centers and partnerships usually have to kiss their money goodbye, and are STUCK for 5-9 years.
2. We offer a written guarantee of freedom from fraud and conflict of interest, whereas our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee.
3. We offer a written guarantee of FULL disclosure of material facts on an ongoing basis, whereas our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee.
4. We offer a written guarantee of full fee refund in case a client is rejected due to our team's fault, while our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee because they are incompetent cowards who are unsure about the quality of their work.
5. Since 2004, our clients have NEVER been denied at the I-526 and I-829 stage, and have NEVER suffered operating or capital losses, and have usually earned over 22% annual Return on Equity because of our focus on due diligence and our extensive efforts to reduce risk by preventing fraud and conflict of interest. Try finding a regional center or partnership that boasts of this record.
6. We are quite objective in our assessments, and owe a fiduciary duty to our EB-5 visa investor clients, while those who sell regional center and partnership securities usually do not owe fiduciary duties to EB-5 visa investors. In plain words, we are required by law to put our clients interests first, and we do so because it helps us more than it helps our clients!
7. We are probably the ONLY firm that actually encourages our clients to always stay in full control of their business and their funds at every stage as this helps us avoid escrow accounting and reduces potential for fraud, embezzlement and litigation.

If you're an EB-5 visa investor who wants to get their green card quickly, safely and in a usually profitable manner, please contact us. You'll be glad you did!

Yours truly,

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed RE and Business Broker (CA & FL)

Phone: +1 407 535 0616 Online: htttp://www.smartbusinessbroker.com