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1. The missionary must receive advance written approval from his or her Country Director and the International Administration Directorthe field supervisor.
2. The missionary shall have completed at least one full term of service (normally at least two years beginning with the arrival overseas) on the field location where they wish to purchase the property.
3. Each missionary, or missionary family, will be allowed to own no more than one residence in the field where they serve. The acquisition of real estate solely for investment purposes is not permitted.
4. Private ownership of real estate must not deter or hinder the mobility of the missionary with respect to relocation to another city or country.
5. A missionary is not to become so involved in building or maintaining his or her own property that it detracts from the employee's ministry in the field, as determined by his or her supervisor.
6. The missionary shall bear the total financial, legal, and moral obligations of home ownership, including maintenance, taxes, insurance, assessments for civic improvements, civil liabilities, etc. Legal title cannot, under any circumstances, implicate Reliant Mission or the foreign entity by which the mission is known in any given country.
7. The missionary must accept and understand that the possibility of changing conditions (economic or otherwise) in a foreign country could mean the potential loss of investment to the missionary-owned property. The individual employee must knowingly assume all risks involved with home ownership.
8. The responsibility for the disposition of real estate in the mission field rests solely with the employee.When an employee is allowed to purchase property in his or her area of ministry, Reliant will require a written agreement from the missionary acknowledging full responsibility for the property. This agreement may be obtained from the Missionary Resources Department.

Limitations on soliciting Reliant donors for the purchase of international real estate

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