I would have to say, Brokerage houses can make a difference with regard to things like overall market presence, dedicated marketing platforms, well supplied buyer pipeline based on advertising exposure, etc.

I would also recommend going with a broker who has a national presence so when you do get to Florida, you can stay (if you choose) with the company.And one more thing.

RTO does not work with hard money rates because you will likely be in negative cashflow territory.

This means she had direct knowledge of the presence of lead paint and failed to disclose it.  

Real estate outside the US or US territories does not qualify as like kind for real estate in the US.  

I'd buy the place just to evict him asap. ...Knocking on every door before you are the owner to announce the presence of the sex offender is probably a bad idea.

The bank I used is a regional bank in Quebec but they also have a presence in Ontario.

The three northern territories (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut), while they comprise almost 40% of Canada's geography, have a combined population of <115,000.The Atlantic provinces (NB, NS, PEI, NFLD) have a population <2.5 million (fewer people than the City of Toronto).The Prairies are about 6-million in population.BC is about 4.6 millionQuébec is ~ 8 millionOntario is ~13.75

Legal in all 50 states and territories.

Some operating agreements will say that any cash flow to the investor first reduces the investor's principal, thence it credits toward accrued preferred return, thence you enter split territory.Other operating agreements say that OPERATING cash flow is first credited toward current preferred return, thence to undistributed accrued preferred return, thence you either reduce principal or enter split territory (one or the other)...and any CAPITAL EVENT cash flow (refinance or reversion proceeds) first reduces principal, then preferred return and so on.While subtle, there is a difference.