Hey @Michael Thomas  Kevin McBride at Parks Title in Royal Oak is a contact of mine.

Basically, since you're coming from the US and don't have an established Canadian credit history, the first thing would be to figure out your qualification abilities and get pre-approved with a lender that will recognize your US credit history.

Is anyone familiar with Royal Financial Services out of La Mesa, CA?

Hi all,I'm a busy professional trying to buy my first rental property in the Royal Oak, Clawson, Madison Heights, Berkley and Ferndale areas - SFR or multifamily residential or commercial.It is really hard to find anything that cash flows positive in these areas (I use 5% vacancy, 10% property management, $50/month repairs and $200 a month cap ex.). 

@Hai LocI would like to start in my market the get used to deal with commercial clients before I go up into other area.Plus banking is different in the US when I’m Canadian it’s just not for me now and the moment I don’t know that much in order to go into that market in us

Hello All,I am still relatively new to BP community but I am well aware of the value of continuing to chat and connect with like minded individuals.I recently closed my 5th investment property a month ago and I am loo...

Is this common practice (Canadian context only, please)?

It's the cleanest city in the world, there are many incentives to living here, government is pushing for diversification in the tech industry,  and it's quite affordable compared to other major Canadian cities.

You are typically going to need to hold a loan for at least 6 months as well or you will be royally screwing your loan officer.

I am curious to hear from other Canadian investors where they see the Alberta market going in the future.