I'll need to check my credit score to see whether any of my Canadian history is accessed by the U.S. credit bureaus.

Royal pain in the ***.Found out later they are GMAC and mostly owned by the government.

Im canadian citizien.Thanks for help

I know of some fly by night REI investors that still got screwed royally by the courts as they did not have there ducks lined up and the suing party was able to get past the legal vail to ascertain damage rewards which the defendants homeowners insurance did not pay because of changes to deeds and land/property use (no longer a primary property but used as income property) without notifying the Insurance company and mortgage lender. 

Syed:Here are a few reasons:population of Canada is about the same as the state of California;mortgage arrears in Canada are historically <0.5%, defaults are <0.30%;Canadians are generally well condition to use a real estate agent;privacy laws in Canada are more rigorous - so things such as foreclosure lists, probate lists, delinquency lists are difficult to compose and, in most cases, illegal to sell;financing regulations are different and lenders have an obligation to seek the best return on the sale of a property (particularly in provinces which use power of sale - such as Ontario) and, for that reason, will list properties with a real estate broker (on MLS).

There are lots of Canadian investors on the site now.

There’s a company called TVS- Tenant Verification Service that does Canadian credit and background checks. 

Issues, Canadian banks have a 5 bank monopoly and make it impossible for even a 800+ credit score to get investment properties without 35% down.

Virtually every session I've attended has been product offering for Canadians only. 

The Canadian market was not much different 18 months ago.