But, compliance with securities laws are much more difficult.   

In Iowa the law was just passed that makes assigning contracts as a business model Illegal and the closing attorneys will not close those.This was a Wholetail deal  IE buy it trash it out and sell as is.

Apparently double taxation is one of the biggest hurdles for cross border investing.I would really appreciate some sound advice about this, and if anyone knows someone who specializes in US-CAN cross border tax laws, please let me know.A big big thanks in advance.

If a property is owner occupied there is additional leeway that you have, for example certain laws that would apply to a traditional landlord would not apply to you if the property is your primary residence. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Concentrate your education on real estate principles, real estate law, and real estate finance2.

Hi BP community! I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with Seattle's STR policies and how to get around the (2 max) STR per person policy? 

As far as the practicality, you want to look for homes with somewhat separate spaces, and theres an app now called padsplit that I've not used but have heard good things about to help with the management nuance of it.  

Setting standards just to deny people is BAD practice, BAD business, and ILLEGAL.

What makes NJ good is being in areas with favorable land lording laws and proximity to transportation/NYC.