They may form part of qualifying capital when lawful ownership, acquisition and the path of proceeds are established. Selling a valuable asset does not by itself satisfy the separate enterprise and job-creation requirements.
Review the history behind the asset
Prepare a chronology from purchase or other acquisition through sale and investment. Identify mortgages, co-owners and later gifts because each can affect the explanation of the investor’s available funds. Counsel should review the supporting records before the sale proceeds are committed.
A personal U.S. home purchase is not a substitute for investing in a qualifying job-creating enterprise. Establish first what interest the investor actually held, since property is frequently owned in ways that complicate a straightforward account.
Joint ownership with a spouse or relative, an interest held through a company or trust, a property registered in one name but funded by several people, and an inherited share all require explanation of how the resulting proceeds became the investor's own capital. Obtain the title record and the closing documents rather than relying on recollection. Where the property was acquired with the help of family, that assistance is part of the history and needs documenting rather than omitting.
Alongside this, remember what the funds must ultimately support: capital placed at risk in a commercial enterprise, an applicable job-creation requirement, and residence obtained on a conditional basis with conditions removed only on a later petition.