This will give you control of whether and when you repatriate retained earnings to Canada and will lower the withholding tax on the U.S.A. side of things when you do repatriate ...

So at the end your 10k house if a 2 family will cost more like 125k with holding and closing costs.  

I'm a not a US citizen, and if I one day leave the US, the income of my US rental (which I hold in my name) will be taxed at a withholding rate of 30%.

I just got burned super hard because my contract didn't have any verbiage about entry - I couldn't go in my unit to perform repairs that the tenant was withholding rent for.Here's some of the basics of what is in my contracts.  

You could withhold some funds in an escrow acct if closing on a certain date is best or required for your financing.Cash for keys from the seller a good possibility too.

All the income from that property will flow directly back to you (minus the IRS withholding) and, along with any currency conversion gains/losses, be taxed at your marginal tax rate here in Canada.  

Hi I will withhold my name, but I wanted to start a post here with my profile to get some feedback encouragement and constructive suggestions.  

Did the renter try to contest withholding the deposit?

Not that there is anything wrong with holding 12 months and a day...

Should I include in the initial setup that the 9 tenants are behind in payments or should I withhold the information until I have a serious buyer and than disclose the information?