Obviously you can maintain a stronger presence and level of involvement investing in properties near you.

Here are 3 practical strategies that might help you take your investment business to the next level.1.

My 2 cents: it sounds like you've got to pick a lane and stay in it, become an expert, and level up in that lane.

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.

The entry level point for STR's has risen to the $4-500k range with many now pushing $750-850-$1M+ and I would expect that to continue to increase.

Entry-level salary but certainly nothing to frown upon.

You've done a great job with keeping your debt low so I have no concerns about your level of discipline to use/reuse a line of credit.All the best!

These are things at the high level I want to be looking at for all my real estate purchases. 

@Scott Stampsi don't know anything about it but i am just curious:what your experience level iswhat you're hoping to accomplish

Agreed... depends on your skill level.. if you have no experience at real estate other than maybe buying your personal resi.. and want to venture into this I can't see how the course would not be a good use of funds.if you have 20 years as an experienced investor or real estate broker then the course maybe is not needed.. but the contacts I am sure are worth every penny..