can you buy a house in america and then get a green card without living there. it woud be residential, not holiday lets though no one would actually live in it. we are thinking of investments and a new life out there when older.
You can buy property in USA and live there for short periods - I think max 6 months, then you have to exit. A UK friend of mine lives in Florida for the permitted amount of time and then returns to UK for a short period. She also manages to "work" without a green card. The local golf club lets her play free of charge and in return she works in the Pro Shop.