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".

Look for lenders with competitive interest rates, favorable terms, and a good reputation for customer service.

Look for a market that works for your time, money, energy that moves you closer to your goal of why you are investing in real estate. 

Included in the cost of a major kitchen remodel is updating a 200 square foot kitchen with 30 linear feet of top-of-the-line custom white cabinets with built-in sliding shelves and other interior accessories.

I'm already migrating away from Quickbooks next year, so I will no longer be an Intuit customer for any of their products.There are several other options -YNAB, Empower/Personal Capital, Quicken Simplifi, Monarch Money, etc.

I was thinking about getting taking the "May Special Offer" but I decided to wait the until I saw some customer reviews like on Bigger Pockets, web.

To schedule an inspection you can go to https://aca-prod.accela.com/CHESAPEAKE/customization/common/... which will take you through the process.The other thing you should be aware of is that somewhere in this property you are sure to have Knob and tube wiring.  

You're asking someone to spend a lot of time and energy to share what they've spent years - maybe decades - learning and developing.

Imagine the worst college frat parties combined with the most obnoxious customers, combined with the highest expectations for nice furnishings.The people that are saying $8-12k are exaggerating.

I look at tenants not as customers, but as employees, which means I am responsible for for their job training.