Ben Kahle"Crappy five year terms" are the standard in the Canadian market.

@John TurnerAs a Canadian, you'll be hard pressed to find ANY lender willing to finance you on a property with such a low value, let alone 100% of it.  

I'm a Canadian from Montreal ,QC and I'm looking to JV with an American to buy more SFH in the Mid-West.I currently own 10 properties in Pittsburgh but I'm looking to expends and buy more in the next years to come.

@Omari Heflin I close a small handful per moth with Royal Title.

So those of us that are new, and still trying to get our first deal under our belt, are left to flounder in the field based on the information we are able to gather, and just try to do the best we can and pray we don't royally screw up.

Any suggestions and anyone know what is the best way for a Canadian to invest in us?

I'm thinking retirees as Ecuador was voted the #1 place to retire 4 years in a row and has massive amounts of American & Canadian expats.

I live in Canada and want to purchase a second home in California to use for me and my family for vacations and to rent on Airbnb when I'm not using it personally.Speaking with a cross border mortgage bank that will use my Canadian credit in a USA mortgage.

:D If you are a bird dog and come up with a foreign buyer (in my case a Canadian buyer or any other country) what are the good and bad aspects of such a deal?

As a Canadian Real Estate Investor, can someone please recommend a knowledgeable accountant and lawyer, who have experience with Canadians purchasing U.S.