The properties must be sold and the proceeds traceable before the petition is filed, and the capital must remain invested through the conditional-residence period. Sale timing, petition processing and Visa Bulletin availability together set the earliest realistic move date.
The sale sets the start; the Visa Bulletin sets the move
An EB-5 petition cannot be filed until the capital is invested or actively in the process of being invested, so property sales that fund it must close first, and the source-of-funds documents must be complete when the petition goes in. Hypothetical example: a retired Boischatel couple lists two rental buildings in spring; closings in late summer, proceeds converted and wired in autumn, and a petition filed by year end is a plausible sequence if the document chain has been assembled during the listing period rather than afterward. Adjudication of Form I-526E takes an extended period, and the family cannot move on EB-5 until a visa is available and residence is granted, which the Visa Bulletin governs.
The capital must stay at risk through the two conditional years, and the I-829 petition is filed in the ninety days before that period ends. A child near 21 should have the timing tested under the Child Status Protection Act before anything is sold.