My husband is Canadian and is looking to make local real estate friends like yourself to get to know the market better and talk strategy - add in a workout and he'd be in heaven!

Not sure how to proceed due to being a Canadian investing in the US.How do I find the market comps for my deal proposals to my lenders?

I think there are a few Canadian forums that may be of interest.

I'm a Canadian in Canada and I want to do a retail flip project in the States.  

Hi All,Has anyone completed an investment property transaction in the USA that is a Canadian citizen?  

Our seasonal Canadian clients would ALL leave big orange Home Depot buckets full of water throughout their house.

I'll quote Canadian comedian Steve Smith as 'Red Green' again: "Did you ever notice that when the stuff hits the fan it tends to be distributed unevenly?"

For example: I am a managing member of Abilene Royal Group LLC.  

<g>stephen------------Stephen:We were using the Delta Classic Monitor 14-Series (144913) in all our bathroom renovations, but Delta recently changed the showerhead from 1.5gpm to 2.0gpm {Note: I was told it was always 2.0 gpm in the U.S.A. and that the "Canadian" version is no longer}.  

An alternative thing to consider, if you both have strong incomes, you may want to determine if your borrowing ability (number of mortgages) would be greater if you purchased, and mortgages, properties individually (some in your name, some in your wife's name).Since you are thinking about this all upfront, this would be a good time to sit down with your wife and lay out a roadmap of your near, mid, and long term real estate goals and then meet with an accountant and attorney who specialize in real estate to determine what ownership structure best fits your initial needs and how/when you would move towards more structured (i.e. corporations or trusts) ownership and how to minimize your tax situation in the process.As part of your self-education, I would recommend picking up a copy of Steven Cohen and George Dube's "Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor" It will be a good primer on the subject.