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Visiting visas are given in the discretion of American consulates and embassies. Most adjudications are based upon whether consular officers believe that the applicants will return to the home country after a period of visit to the States. You can of course write letters of invitation and promised to support them during the time that they are here, but it would probably be better for your brothers to establish some roots such as working or going to school for a period of time before reapplying for visitors visas. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

No.  An immigrant can invest that amount in a company that will create jobs in economically depressed areas and thereby obtain a green card, but personal real estate transactions do not qualify.

Yes.  H1B visas are dual-status.  That is, they can be treated as immigrant or as non-immigrant visas.  In this case, because you are in F1 status, the H1B application will be treated as a non-immigrant visa change of status application.  You would not risk losing your student status just for applying.  Of course, once the change of status application is approved and your H1B employment begins, you would in fact lose your F1 status and switch to H1B status, but that is the point of the application.