Japanese people culturally like brand new and shiny products and you will have a small market of investors who won't touch unless you offer attractive yields.

Being a remote location might already limit client base.

The beauty of this is that intermediaries who work with me know that I make “fair” offers based on VERIFIABLE facts, that I follow through with completed deals unless important information was with held or information provided was false, and that there’s absolutely no value in presenting deals to me where the seller/borrower/investor is unrealistic, naive, or otherwise wanting to “test” the market.  

Based on that, do you anticipate increasing or decreasing your investments?

Offering discounts for weekday or longer stays could also help improve occupancy.

I find that regardless of the bank you go to, they often follow the same type of rules and can be stricter; however, some might favour you here or there based on the relationship you would have created with them.- My advice; however, is to work with a good mortgage broker as they often have access to more lenders (B or C lenders) that might be more flexible than the 5 big banks.- Finally where to buy: in general, ON, BC are expensive while AB, QC follows and other provinces, such NB, NS, PEI are much much more affordable.

Whether To file a 1065 partnership return or being treat it as a disregarded entity, Is the determination based on the location of the property or the owners' residence state?

Investors are particularly interested in properties near major universities, as they offer stable and growing returns.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – and they often select the first PMC they call!

I'd link up with some of the awesome agents above like @Eudith Vacio or @Edgar Barbosa and have them guide you through the city and what it has to offer based on your buying criteria.