Although a bank or insurance company would fit nicely into Berkshire’s existing platform, Canada does have restrictions on foreign ownership of those assets – so my bet would be either an energy or utility-oriented opportunity (plenty of them in Alberta) or perhaps a significant stake in Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns the Circle K brand and has a significant global presence, potentially meshing nicely with Berkshire’s recent purchase of Pilot Flying J.This year, I had the pleasure of travelling to Omaha with some friends from New York University’s Real Estate Development program and got to catch up with old friends from all over the world.Alas, my favorite Buffett-ism from the meeting was "Understand that the market is there to serve you, not instruct you".

Your best bet is if you continue with the new build partner up with a reputable builder and learn.

Plenty of cleaners in the area, Turno would be best bet for rental specific cleaners

Like others said, your best bet is finding a DSCR lender that will do a 1 year PPP at a 7% rate (possible with a few point buy downs).

As long as you are willing to learn, I am sure you will RE easier tech... and I bet more fun too!

He found 10,000, I bet I could find 100,000 millionaires who did use debt if I looked hard enough. 

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

I'm willing to bet 99.9% of them have never been involved in excavating for a foundation, preparing the forms, footings, ensuring the underground plumbing is set up correctly, and pouring a brand new foundation into the Earth.Good luck! 

If you are getting significantly lower on the ARM option - probably a good bet

So far after 3+ months on market, I bet we've only had 10 or so showings.