Question:

I want to hire an independent financial advisor well versed in EB5 regulations to help do the due diligence for me (investor) and to advise on the selection of appropriate regional center and one of their affiliated projects. I talked to a couple of advisors I found through Google search and also looked up some on this site's list of advisors. My concern is that they get their commision from the regional centers and in some cases also represent regional centers to secure funding from investors. I see that as a conflict of interest and double dipping if they are charging both the investors and the RCs. How can one find a truly independent advisor and how one knows if he/she is not being compensated to give undue favored ranking/recommendation for a RC that pays higher finder fees as opposed to ones that are really competitive in terms of past results and current project potential?