Fortunately, there is a growing cadre of Canadians here, so give a shout out to any of us/If you will be embarking on your first serious rehab, you might touch base with @Dave Voigt who is a rehabber/flipper in the Niagara area.

While most if it is universally applicable, in the areas of finance, regulation and taxation much of the content is focussed on the U.S.A. market and you will find things different in Canada (particularly in PQ).There are a number of Canadians roaming the site, including a handful from MTL; just give a shout out if you have Canadian / Quebec specific questions.

@Brian BarfootSearch the forums for "Canadians investing in the US" and you will find several threads on the matter.There is no simple answer for your friend's situation.  

I am actually consider investing in Canada with US dollars a significant advantage...some of you may not know that the Canadian dollar has dropped to $0.80 compared to the USD....that's a 20% discount right off the bat!

Jordan's first option, wholesaling, is not viable in most Canadian markets due to a variety of factors (size of market, very low {compared to the U.S.A.} delinquency rates, cultural differences w/r to selling houses, etc.}, but could work if you are close enough to The Big Smoke.  

We're now looking to invest in the US to get a better cash return as most Canadian markets are pretty high-priced right now.I've been lurking on Bigger Pockets for a while now and the amount of free information and advice on here is almost overwhelming.  

It's a royal pain.  

Castle and Royal Rose are two property managers that work the City.

I sold them all last year (at a nice profit) and it was one of the happier days in my life to be out from under those royal PITAs.

We have 2 property managers that are a part of MAREIHome Rental Services and Royal Gate Management.I can speak from the Tenant's perspective that Home Rental Services do take care of the tenant to a point, if we were not in the business, we would not have had issues, but their service people were not quite as good as the contractors we used on our own houses.