Financing a real estate purchase as a foreign national

Can anyone tell me if there's a way to get a mortgage in America if you don't work domestically or within the US? I've been working in the States for 20 years now and I'm looking to move back home, but I'd rather not pay cash upfront—I'd prefer to put down a down payment and finance the rest. Over here, it's standard to drop 20% and spread the rest over 15 or 30 years. Does anything similar exist back home, and do banks actually approve loans when your income is coming from outside the country? Thanks in advance...

Melissa King79 said:Can anyone tell me if there's a way to get a mortgage in America if you don't work domestically or within the US? I've been working in the States for 20 years now and I'm looking to move back home, but I'd rather not pay cash upfront—I'd prefer to put down a down payment and finance the rest. Over here, it's standard to drop 20% and spread the rest over 15 or 30 years. Does anything similar exist back home, and do banks actually approve loans when your income is coming from outside the country? Thanks in advance...

They totally do. If the place is $100,000, you just hand them $100,000 as a savings deposit, and then they'll let you $216667 buy the place at a rate that's basically just 1% higher than what your savings account earns.
Just kidding, obviously.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/mortgages/foreigner-financing-options