This adds some hurdles to the transaction, but it can be done if we can over come the hurdles.

Serge the key with Canadian buyers or any out of country is you have more hurdles to go through.Foreign investors have a tough time getting financing on deal even with 50% down.

A 23 cap deal is even unreasonable for deals that were purchased after the crash for a bargain in 2009 and have now rebounded.If you truly have a deal on your hands my best advice for you is to partner with someone successful in the industry.

AFFIDAVIT OF OCCUPANCYApplicant(s) hereby certify and acknowledge that, upon taking title to the real property described above, their occupancy status will be as follows:Primary Residence - Applicant(s)shall occupy, establish, and use the Property as Applicant(s) principal residence within 60 days after closing and shall continue to occupy the Property as Applicant(s) principal residence for at least one year after the date of occupancy, unless Lender otherwise agrees in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or unless extenuating circumstances exist which are beyond Borrower’s control.That should clear some things up, good luck.

If we could combine that data with that of a lot of other real estate investors and gather meaningful insights, it would be a considerable boon.With that said, I think there would be significant hurdles to marketing that kind of solution.

It's unreasonable for the city to expect you to grow more land to accommodate a parking ordinance instituted after the building was built and was not in place at the time the occupancy permits were granted.One thing you may consider, if there's room, is to make the parking spaces smaller, if need be.

Because they have made conventional lending too high a hurdle?

Here in Northern California, with standard ranch houses oftentimes pushing $1mil or more, spending a couple thousand on staging is not unreasonable and is quite common.

Convincing them that they should short sale with you coming to the table with 100% financing might be a large hurdle to overcome unless you are creative.

Also, LA has very unreasonable rent control.It's hard to imagine anything in San Francisco proper for $100,000.