Unless you need to be downtown TO, the prices are more than a little north of ridiculous.As for your question on taxation, the following link will get you started on the Canada - U.S.A. tax treaty.

The founding fathers were upset about taxation without representation, among other things.

Form a business entity for business reasons first, taxation, branding and relationships.

Taxation rates?

An LLC, as a pass-through entity from a taxation standpoint, is the wrong organizational structure for a REIT.

From the perspective of income taxation, that would be less accurate, as rental income is not subject to many of the "self employment" taxes ...

The IRS doesn't dictate loan underwriting but they can dictate the treament of the exchange of money as it relates to taxation

The reason for this is Canada doesn't recognize LLC and it triggers double taxation.

For LLCs you can choose S Corp taxation with the IRS and they are generally easier to operate than corporations.

I received a notice from the Division of Assessment & Taxation regarding the recent transaction and the sales value of my recent purchase.