@Michal Liviatan CarpenterThe general rule (that only suffers very few exceptions) is that lenders will not lend cross-border.

Although I have to disagree with Eddie Ziv on one point; the weather can be nuts around here (NW of Chicago close to Wisc border).

Try sprucing it a little bit, try painting the door with another contrasting color and take some of that color to the A-shaped roof border facing the camera in picture on on Zillow.

I am from Windsor, just across the border.  

The rent is down at present due to economy, Swine flu scares, and fear of Border drug wars(which Cancun is several thousand miles away from).

Rehabbers and developers including myself are already being pushed down to the southern border of Point Breeze and into West Passyunk to get in on the lower prices while we can and I don't see it stopping any time soon.

I'm going to borders instead

Can you charge in Pesos on the Mexican border or Canadian Dollars on the Canadian border?

In the Chicago area $10k will give you a purchase maybe in Robbins, a small, grimey suburb or give you enough to run for the border, rob a cigarette store for 5k more and buy a small sfr in Gary or East Chicago, Indiana.

I have one duplex and am about 1.1% and it's working for me.Again, there are guys much more experienced than me on here, hopefully you will get an answer that you can run with.Good luckGB Oh and my duplex is in a Class B, border Class A location if that helps.