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Hypothetical example: a Kent motel operator is being bought out of a two-partner hospitality company by his partner and expects a lump sum that he would place in a regional-center EB-5 project located in a targeted employment area. The EB-5 requirements he must satisfy are the qualifying capital amount, a lawful source and traceable path for that capital, an investment genuinely at risk in a new commercial enterprise, the creation of at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers, and his own engagement in the enterprise's management or policy formulation. A buyout is a legitimate source, but the money's history runs through a company with its own books, so the record must explain the company's income, the partnership's terms and the payment itself, not just the final deposit. The initial file should be built as a source-and-path narrative, not a collection of account statements. Start with the business event that generated the money, then identify the documents that explain why it was lawful, how its value was set, every tax consequence, and each transfer into the investment. This sequence exposes missing records while the seller, accountant and bank can still supply them. It also separates a commercially attractive project from the distinct immigration questions of capital at risk, job creation and sustained eligibility.