It may make people feel better but does it actually do anything?

Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Scott Mac: Maybe the infrastructure, electrical grid, water sewer, pavement thickness on the roads, cannot handle the extra people in the area.

During difficult economic times, fewer people tend to take vacations.

So far, we have shortlisted Columbus, Orlando, Indiana, Vegas and Rochester.we live in Toronto and we really would like to connect with people like us who already started their journey to know about their experiences and insights of investing in the US! 

Or maybe you're great at talking to people and could make cold calls for someone working off a leads list. 

In Arizona, there are a lot of reputable people who do lease options.

You can do the outreach yourself to connect with off market properties or connect with people who can find them(agent, wholesaler).

Posting for my elderly parents.Background: my parents bought their house in 2001 for $355K.

There are people located all over who could help you locally. 

I'm seeking advise from people who may have been down this road before on whether we should seeking other financing methods to go LLC to LLC or quit claim the lot back to our personal names to satisfy the 1031 exchange rules.