As it is, most major Canadian financial institutions - RBC, TD, BMO - are predicting a period of lower housing price increases with stricter lending and rising interest rates to combat the runaway housing prices.From personal experience, I can tell you that as a Canadian investing in the US is not that hard.

And any transaction will work only it is a win-win.A developer providing a bank guarantee is not standard in many countries, except maybe in some European countries.It's useless in the US and Canada since the buyer only needs to advance 5% of the funds before delivery of the property.

Most major PM software handles this for you.

Most major news is only local stories. 

If so, most major repairs are going to be covered by your dues.

Most major markets in the US are seeing a softening.

We have 1 investment property in Europe (an apartment we initially purchased for ourselves and now rent it out).

It's been dominoes since then, and by now most major cities and many minor ones, not just in the US but also in Europe, have regulations in place. 

Booking.com is also especially popular to European travelers so depending on how heavy that is in your market or how hotel like your property is that is also a great channel to have. 

Lexington imo is not what I would call "quickly growing" but is consistently on an upward trend like most major cites.