.- Ask attorney how you can enforce collecting on the lien when you need to.3) Getting full control of the property, while allowing your aunt to keep her ownership.- Have attorney draw up a contract to do this.Suggest you offer your dad some cash, now or in the near future, to motivate him to transfer his ownership to you.It may not work out, but you will learn a lot either way!

I didn’t control my money, it controlled me.

when your in a fund U have an interest in a fund that then has interest in RE and you are once removed from an control.

SFHs are largely exempt from many regulations such as rent control.

If you are worried about transition from Canada to US you can use a DSCR loan program. 

I ended up attending one of those weekend seminars for a few hundred bucks that tries to sell you on a 30k coaching program.

I am not talking about the time to get permits approved because it is not in their control, only talking about the time it took them to get the paperwork submitted.2. 

There are auctions, city grants, and financing programs designed to help people revitalize neighborhoods.

@Les Jean-Pierre Had Section 8 tenants and got a bunch of energy upgrades through a state program.

There is no additional "risk" on the note like a demand clause etc, but you have  extra expense in upfront one time costs and the pre-payment penalty that most programs are sold with if rates do drop as expected in the future.