Hi everyone, awesome to see so many Canadians on this thread.I work as a Mortgage Associate in Saskatoon and run the Saskatchewan Real Estate Podcast. 

It's a good time to start exploring your loan options and setting yourself up to search alerts so that you can become familiar with the area, and start running the numbers :) it's a little harder to cash flow in the north side, but the appreciation is quite significant. 

Stoking a new run on inventory, and even greater equity growth potential.

Not true at all.If you want to successfully run an STR you need to be on both AirBnB and VRBO at the very least, PLUS run direct bookings.

You may run into issues trying to take a HELOC out on an investment property, and even if you can I doubt you'd want to use it for a down payment for a primary because the rates are much higher.What kind of cash flow would you be generating from your multi once you move out?

They just need to run the numbers.  

Because of this, I have been running the numbers on many properties and doing my research in the Dallas area.

I have sold many CA buyers our more expensive out of state deals though which run great, for example north side chicago 4 units 800k+ that cashflow with great tenants 700+ scores.

You might find mentors or partners who can help you navigate your first deals.Analyze Deals Thoroughly: Make sure to run the numbers carefully on potential investments.

The terms are different, so you might run in to some issues there.