More specifically, how National and global issues affect the housing market positively and negatively.

(emphasis added).Unless I'm misunderstanding you, this is a formula for disaster, Perhaps you're suggesting @John Keenan load up his offer with contingencies that will allow him to bail out later when he's finished his homework?

There are thousands of banks in the country and a handful are global scumbags.

I started looking for value ad opportunities and changed from duplexes to single family for a more hands off management, which is what I needed to scale up while still working for a global company.The following years the rehabs got more involved and the properties got more expensive, because I started to realize that only a certain quality of neighborhood would allow me to do a full blown gut rehab and not lose equity in the process. 

My emphasis is for you to become the expert and not to rely upon third parties.

Detroit demands a very specific geographic analysis and execution of that analysis...and not a global economic trend analysis.Does the auto industry play a role?...

Not necessarily a deal killer, but you will need to find a commercial lender willing to underwrite you based on global income, experience, etc, and you will not get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage.

I am on BiggerPockets daily, and continue to be inspired by the webinars and forums which have been VERY helpful in my education.Since Canadian market/regulations are different from the US, I wanted to start a discussion to learn more about the experiences of Canadian investors: how/where they're investing in Canada (or globally) and any examples of deals or success stories you can share.

We did our upgrades incrementally,  with emphasis on the common area upgrades/landscaping plus repairing/replacing broken appliances. 

Here question to me below:BANKER RESPONSE: Just a quick note to say that I’ve reviewed your initial proposal and will be running some global cash flow numbers to see how they look.