the safest way is to just work like a maniac basically do your regular job and do REI as well, you will be putting in 50-70 hours a week but its safer than gambling that your REI will take off right away.

If you go with the ARM you're buying a big gamble for $2k.

Charitable Remainder), offshore accounts, inheritance, etc)As you can see, qualifying as an RE Pro would be beneficial for someone earning this much passive income.  

It is not practical in Ontario to gamble on increasing rents to improve returns when purchasing larger properties. 

I know I took a gamble with this and unfortunately it did not come back to bite me.  

To me it seems like a gamble.

Church Hill is one of the top up and coming neighborhoods but the deals are in the rough sections, which may get gentrified but it's a long wait and sort of a gamble in my opinion.I'm looking for a SFR now to live in and rehab, preferably in any decent area.

I like the concept of real estate being able to control a tangible asset that can have multiple sources of profit where as stocks is slightly above gambling. 

They will have to pay tax on any profit proportional to their share though.If you have serious money, maybe you should go for a proper US corp or even offshore structure to own your US LLCs and Corps.I am no expert, and I am just sharing my experience.

(BP does tend to shake its collective head at such a "gambling" approach).Me?