So one approach is an opportunity, and the other is a veiled threat - both within your right as a landlord. 

Does anyone have suggestions on how to approach the current situation and what I need to be able to handle the job?

@Jack Hamm why would you approach it this way?

I am still thinking what is best approach here.

The most common approach to purchasing US real estate as a Canadian is by utilizing an US LLP or LLLP, with the investor as a 99% Limited Partner, and having another entity (such as Can Corp or US LLC) as the General Partner at 1% to limit liability exposure.

I’m compiling a list of the better ones.Two weaknesses of this approach are 1) lack of diversification and 2) high minimums that typically require $1M in equity.

If you’re working on deals in different markets, what’s your approach to finding the best funding solutions?

Hmm this might change the approach we take.

The quickest way to get to multi family investing is to start with duplex, triplex, and quadplex properties. 

At the end of the day it should be a collaborative approach.