There are several other Canadians virtually wandering the halls here - a few of them from the left coast - who can assist with an Canada specific questions.As an initial follow-on to your introduction post, you identified three of the more costly markets in which to invest: Vancouver is arguably the most expensive in Canada at the moment; many parts of California would be at the top of the property price range in the U.S.A.; and, as you are no doubt aware, nothing is cheap in London.

Busayo, do you know his royal most honorable prince Halbalama?

I am assuming Canadians are not using Fannie Mae for funding...

There's cash flow to be had in any Canadian city, but depends on the property type.

Flipping certainly makes sense with plenty of old houses in nice neighborhoods like Royal Oak.    

I am wondering if there are any Canadians on BP who have used a DST to own their US investments?

And the train that is Canada's housing market careens along in the vortex of Toronto and Vancouver. Average house price up 9.6% to $453,560.00 from June 2014.McGuinn and McGuire just-a-gettin' higher in LA TO, but yo...

what a royal pain in the rear.

Glad to see another Canadian on here!

I'm not that brave, and since there's no way to tell when this will happen, I'll stay away.As for areas that are doing well: I have a close family friend who has relatives looking for houses in the Royal Oak and surrounding areas.