But all in all, its definitely a more difficult time for foreign buyers in Canada.

You are right , lot of variables and a very difficult comparison, thanks for the tip, will search the forum 

You can refi into a DSCR at the 1-year mark, buy another - rinse and repeat.That's a good idea for the House Hack, but I can tell you FHA offers are very difficult to get accepted right now, at least in Toledo.

It is difficult to achieve this on a single day. 

As things get more difficult more and more and just staying higher end. 

So even if new construction were to pick back up, it would take at least two years for anything to hit the market.What I really like about this area is how difficult it is to build and how long the permitting process takes. 

@Ed Ventura Its one of the most difficult issues when you get into property types like this. 

How do they get tenants in place, and how difficult is it really?

But it's difficult for me to just hand over money to someone I've never met, when I have so many friends (and have read so many stories here) who have been ripped off by contractors.How can I protect myself?

I equated it to a property per year simply because in the Denver area it's very difficult to find cash-flowing deals that make the investment worth it, so I figured I'd be looking at several properties to reach my financial goal.