Being that rates are up it's another way to offer exatly what you mentioned; the chance to own for a couple hundred bucks more than renting.Thoughts?

You can list all the reasons why you charge $250 for a one-time shoveling, but nobody will care when there are other vendors doing the exact same job for $100 or less.I'm in a city of 10,000.

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The right agent will have worked with Canadians before, will have lenders set up that can work with Canadians and will have a seamless process for management.Not only can an agent set you up with a GC, property manager, lawyer, insurance broker, inspector and everything else you need, they can analyze deals and put numbers in front of you.Your job as an investor is to vet the vendors they are providing and double check their analysis.  

Again, this offer is still on the table.

The next one was also a corporate cash buyer and after our second call, the acquisition manager confessed to me that he just got the job and asked me if I could train him on how to evaluate a deal!!!

@Susan Tan you may also have lending options in the Houston area that offer 100% LTC financing for rehab projects.

That's your maximum offer - if the seller doesnt like it, they can kick rocks. 

I am not going to sugar coat it, going direct to seller is a FULLTIME MECHANICAL "JOB" but I was able to build a rental portfolio from doing this day in and day out. 

That will buy you some time to get more capital together, and you know that money will be used to perform the job.