It comes down to the most effective use of a marketing budget.

As a result, while the US market is stuck in the lock-in effect, the Canadian market is kinda booming so it makes more sense for Americans to consider Canada nowadays, except for the fact that Canada has on average one of the if not the most unaffordable real estate in the world.Hope this helps.

You are effectively operating a hotel, which is a business enterprise with very different risks and hazards to insure.  

Lakefront or forest view properties perform better.With an effective dynamic pricing strategy, you can still achieve solid occupancies in this market.

There are also some benefits to leverage such as tax breaks that lowers the effective cost of borrowing the money.

The property is off grid, but already set up with solar and a compost toilet and things of that nature.

Real estate, like other things has a snowball effect.

I'm going to reiterate what's already been mentioned above, but I'm going to actually give you examples of why it's relevant to you to find a U.S. tax professional.1 - You're going to need to file U.S. taxes once you have property down here, there's federal filings, state filings, and sometimes local filings too2 - Tons of tax treaties between the U.S. and Canada that are easy to miss and can cost you a lot of money (important one with rentals - effectively connected income - if the professional you talk to doesn't know what this is, run away)3 - The amount of days you spend in the U.S. needs to be tracked and if you go over a threshold, all of your worldwide income could be taxable by the U.S.4 - Selling real property means up to 15% of your sales proceeds might not be available to you for years (FIRPTA)5 - Lots of nuance at the state and local levels, which both want to take as much money from you as possibleMain takeaway here is that you should find a U.S. based tax person.

I do not think it would cost too much to tone it down howeverI got a $10k quote (minus fees) from an interior decorator recently to redesign.

The only thing that really makes me nervous about this strategy is trusting myself to manage it effectively.