This kind of govt nosiness and overreach is why I initially decided against the financial planning industry before starting in credit. you can thank 2008 and all the fraud that went on for that.

They reversed the transaction initiated by the hacker and I can withdraw the money from my account.

@Vince Scipione  This is very solid advice to keep it separate and I agree with you, the only reason I was even thinking of it was to help me raise the initial funds for my first investment.

Certainly nothing ground-breaking in terms of ideas here, however I'll be very hands on (and on site) during the process to make sure that every step of the way is executed to a high standard and very carefully.Once I've hopefully developed a successful track record and gained experience, my next goal would be to move on to commercial assets (think multi-family, industrial etc) so that I can leverage my existing investor network and real estate knowledge to raise 3rd party equity and take on bigger projects.

I've had a long career in community development and have a lot of bank contacts that would likely be interested in investing, but I'd need to prove the concept first with an initial fund (there are also a lot of other community development tools that could be leveraged to maximize and scale this).

FHA Loan – 3.5% Down (Owner-Occupied)Buy a duplex, triplex, or fourplex, live in one unit, and rent out the others.You only need 3.5% down with a 580+ credit score.STRs are typically not allowed initially, but you can transition over time.3.

Hi Bob,Investing in U.S. multifamily properties as a Canadian is a big step, but it’s doable with the right preparation.

My initial reaction was "hell no".Algorithms are usually poor estimators of actual value.  

Initially, I though I could only get 3 lots out of the land, but after some research and some luck I was able to subdivide the lots into 4 separate lots.

Several factors indicate the company is not that concerned about efficiency or ease of customer process: the website, a process that seemed to focus on one issue at a time instead of all issues at once, and consistently poor communications and lack of common sense from the loan analyst we were assigned.It started off very well with the initial point of contact, Austin Lornson, who did a fine job of explaining the general refinancing process, responding quickly and thoroughly to our questions.