I am a fan of diverse, immigrant heavy areas.

@Dominika M I'll preface all of this response with the acknowledgement that I am neither an accountant nor solicitor and with the encouragement that you seek your own council with such individuals before engaging in international business.

However my husband is in the process of renewing his H1B visa for another 3 years and his immigration status is currently expired.

Of course there are even better deals to be had down in the US but as Canadians we have to be cautious purchasing in the US---there are tax implications of course plus visiting or especially working on US properties as a Canadian can bring trouble...you can't even cut your own grass or change a lightbulb unless you want the IRS and Immigration on your tail!

English eat Squab (pigeon), and I love sushi.During the late 70s and 80s there was a big cultural adjustment for recent immigrants in certain part of the county I grew up in (Orange County) and inappropriate, over the top jokes about missing dogs were rampant.Maybe your lease clause should be modified to read: "...no dogs as pets or livestock".  

I personally don't think so, we are a nation of immigrants who have changed America for hundreds of years.

Vladimir Valter Putting all the Crimea/Ukraine issues aside to keep things easy, it comes down to this:As a foreign national with no presence in the US such as an immigration visa of some kind, or significant financial footprint (cash or property), no American bank or traditional lender will loan you money.

How I got here: I'm a 24 year old Lebanese immigrant with great ambitions.

My degree is in Entrepreneurship and my current field of work is in Immigrations. 

FYI,  my parents are old school 1st gen immigrants who typically do things the hard way due to ignorance, language barrier, and cultural differences.