Is it possible to actually host my site offshore but have a US IP which makes it appear to Google and others that my site is hosted in the US? If so how expensive is it?
this possible and costs, hmmm I think it shouldnt cost anything but this depends on the hosting company. To keep it short you will need a dedicated IP from one company in US and offshore server. You will need to know the offshore server router MNT number which your hosting provider in US have to add on its side. Then offshore hosting provider should create a route object on his side. Thats it.