I too am a fellow Canadian who now invests primarily in the US. Be

Maybe that's not enough to get you over your shyness' hump.

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- provide a rock solid lease - those are easy to come by online - good advertising venues are HomeAway, VRBO, FlipKey, Airbnb, and believe it or not Craigslist has always been a solid provider of guests for us. - be better than your competition - put up GREAT photos (spend $ for professional ones it's worth it!)

Then save up again until the capital fund is large enough to do it again.This approach lets us be nimble, and lets us directly control things like leverage and financing.

My husband and I are starting a Real Estate business, should we go as partners or should one of us be sole owner?

My husband and I are starting a Real Estate business, should we go as partners or should one of us be sole owner?

I'd look for other investors who are buying and find out where/how they are buying.For no to low money down, the only thing I've come up with to get over that hump is partner with someone.

I had to buy a life insurance policy once to get a private lender over the hump, but they rarely think that far ahead.Also, you can send her something in writing, but you really need to hammer the details out in person.

Try and see if you can find family or friends who will give a loan at a small interest rate to get you over this hump.