I echo what's already been said - it's critical to set up your legal structure first - and have an excellent team on the ground in your chosen area.Marc Ramsay and Steven Huang, are also from Van and are investing in the US - have a look at their posts.

To the others, Thanks for your input and constructive criticism, there JUST IS NOT ENOUGH GOOD CASH BUYERS BUYING IN MY HOME TOWN--time to move!

In my opinion developing the "investor millionaire mindset" it's critical.

Sorry you took that as criticism, it actually wasn't meant to come off that way, my apologies.

Guys, your criticism is helpful and I take it with an open mind.

After they took away our Critical pay, I learned about real estate investing.

Marketing is a process and it takes awhile to reach critical mass such that you consistently have deals filling your pipeline.

After slowly growing my portfolio to what I thought was a critical mass, I felt I would benefit from obtaining a RE license.

I've been a working as a RN in a critical area for about 8 years.I really like it, but REI, and the freedom that comes with it, is my dream!

It's too critical in these matters to DIY.As Adam mentioned, initial consultations are often available at no charge, thereafter consider these expenses as the cost of doing business and spreading the cost in all the business you do, spending $50 in order to do a transaction properly is not a huge cost.I'd think that your investors would want things done properly.