Purchase price: $1,625,000 Cash invested: $358,000 -17 Unit Mixed Used Multifamily Asset-15 Rental Apartments ranging from studios to 2 bedroom flats-2 Commercial Storefront both on mid term leases to 2026 (Flower shop & American Indian Cafe)Value add opportunity by raising rents over time with slight renovations.

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

I think computers are making a society that is lazy and dumb.

I believe a market economy is the most efficient market structure know to man, and that it benefits all of society more than any other tried by mankind.

@John Teachout one of my favorite books is Meateater: Adventures from the life of an American Hunter.

This is american not a 3rd world county, 20k for a rehabbed rented property, hmm, do not think so unless you are in a war zone.

Before we close on any deal we use the First American Closing Cost Calculator to get a ballpark idea on costs.

Find an exceptional accountant that can do both Canadian and American taxes, or an accountant in both countries.

Network with on the ground real estate investors and you'll see that real estate offers a greater return than the market (At the very least equal).And a toast to the @Michael Street, a self responsible gentlemen who will be vacating a job to an incoming college grad before he's 100 without the need for assistance from the American taxpayer!

But anyways, I did not mean to make a case to bash wholesalers or any "9-5" job;  I did not get into this to quit what I do for a living, but rather to make enough money someday through investing that I could do my nonprofit work for free because I love doing it. you both have careers you are proud of and  still have enough time in the end of the day to cyber bully each other – isn't that the American dream after all?