Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

Can someone give an example of what the math looks like that enables you to refi and pull money back out after you have bought the property and rehabbed? 

The ethical path avoids problems down the road, enables you to sleep better at night, and will pay dividends in your business dealings with others, etc., etc.

Really wish it was on Google Play with the "Read Aloud" option enabled... :-) I actually found it much better than the "the Smart Section 8 Landlord".

For one or two properties this may not be terribly punitive, but if your plan is to grow your property holdings in the U.S.A. over the coming years, you may want the ability to control how and when any revenue is repatriated to Canada ... in this case, you may want an incorporated entity (LLC) in the U.S.A. to "own" the properties {there are pros and cons to this approach as well} which will enable you to keep any retained earnings in the U.S.A. - unless you choose to repatriate them.If you plan on holding properties in Canada as well, depending on your income from other sources, you may want a Canadian company in the mix as well.  

I'm new to all of this and would really appreciate someone running through the numbers and theory with me to enable me to better understand whether or not it would make sense for us to house hack now. 

Giving the money ENABLES that guy to stay homeless and he uses that money for crack, not food.It's the same with the food banks.

That will enable you to identify quality-minded people.

This still enables you to gain access.

In turn, this will enable us to purchase our next property even faster, and increases our income, due to the unit next door being rented out.