Realizing there is no exact correct answer here, I just see it as a viable strategy to obtain your first few properties in your name, obtain killer subsidized financing, save on costs, and protect yourself with an umbrella.

I can totally see that and what a killer ROI!

Mediocrity is the killer to having an exceptional and rewarding life. 

That's a killer for a duplex and most of the times makes a SFH more lucrative for less money.

Honestly, I would be hesitant that its a killer deal.

The US is the most likely to cash flow for you over Canada, so if you go that route it's great but just be sure you are set up entity and bank-wise or you'll hit major tax killers.

And you are right, the adjustment on this size loan isn't going to be a killer.

That's why he wants to pick them out, because I think he gets a killer deal on them. 

Time is money in our world, and this can be a relationship killer to you and your partners if your lender or loan officer messes this up for you.I wrote this as unbiased as I could, with my own personal views aside, and I ask that we please don’t turn this into a government bashing thread. 

Even with a killer deal, no one wants the hassle of foreclosing and no one I know would want the house.