There are deals to be found here and relatively speaking in the Canadian market it is much more affordable.

If you read any study on alternative transportation, the statistics indicate the average Canadian will not walk further than 500m to reach a destination or to a transit stop.  

As a Canadian, we knew all too well that some of the biggest foreigner investors in Peru are Canadian mining companies and that it's not unusual for the Peruvian government to try to change the terms of mutually agreed contracts.

Huge percentages of Canadian plan to retire in BC.

There are home equity financing alternatives beyond selling your home and HELOCs. https://business.financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/canadian-banks-expected-to-tighten-home-equity-access-as-aid-measures-wind-down

We fell for the "free" a couple of times, but have always returned to Beautitone (Canadian brand through Home Hardware) as the best quality for the dollar.Regardless of the brand on which you settle, if you are a landlord then you get the most benefit on standardizing your palette across your portfolio  (the exception if you are doing high-end, executive-style rentals).  

Parts of Royal Oak are class B to me.

(BC is out of hand and the most attractive place right now is Kamloops) I tend to follow the Canadian REIN rule of thumb of ....

I know that there's a couple of different options available to the American market, but I haven't been able to find anything about a Canadian equivalent.   

It is, as you might imagine, a royal pain.