You should start by reading this article I wrote: How Canadian Can Investors Participate in US Real Estate SyndicationsAs a multifamily syndicator with Canadian investors on both coasts (and a few provinces in between), your first step needs to be getting in touch with a cross-border CPA.

Hi Everyone my name is David Gamble and I’m a engineer students that has a year and a half left in school and I’m looking to purchase a multi family home which I’ll be living in one unit and will be renting out the other unit.

Hey @David Gamble, Welcome to BiggerPockets!

Requirements To get a Collection Agency endorsement, you must: Get a trust account.Maintain an office in Washington State, managed by a Washington resident.You cannot begin business activity until you receive a Business License listing the required endorsement.Washington is a closed-border state.

We have a house right now where we took a gamble on a new roofer.

If you are not using stops you are essentially gambling. 

Originally posted by @Eric Gamble:@Joe Villeneuve it seems you are operating in an environment I am moving towards. 

Sold back to family as it bordered one of their properties.

I've got a seller consultation with an owner of a 39-acre hobby farm on Saturday in Paisley, FL, a small rural town about an hour from Orlando and right on the southern border of the Ocala National Forrest.

Robert Kiyosaki said that people who were buying on pure appreciation and taking large negative cash flow were just gambling.