It could be opened online but the final wire has to go to US bank account in US dollars.You need: rental agreements in english, bank statements translated to english and original ones, your Canadian revenue filings past 2 years, a US FICO score or we build credit history... 

Jay Hinrichs - did you translate your Australian book into English?

.- Calgary has the highest average income of large cities in Canada along with the highest GDP per capita, which also translate to a capacity to pay much higher rents (once the supply is constrained which we are starting to see now)- Calgary also has very good affordabilityCashflow is king in my opinion as it is what will save you in a down market, however you do need appreciation as well as it makes up a larger part of your ROI.

And at the moment, CA affordability is at historically low rates, which typically translates to the market softening until things trend the other direction.

Do you have an alley is it a corner lot, those are always a lot better for an ADU with entry/exit for tenants which translates to higher rents, better tenants, and higher value. 

If we assume you paid 20% down when you purchased, that translates to a 31% annual return on your investment. 

A 1% tax rate difference on a $200K property translates into a $2,000/year or $167/month cash flow.

Which personally i find important for residents to keep their self respect and power to live. ....which if translating purely into operator speak, translates to increased cash flow stability and customer scarification.  

The court ruled his LLC was really not a business but an "Alter Ego"  Even with this obvious fraud it still took the power of the FTC and Federal government to break the LLC. 

@Aaron McGinnisAaron,Absolutely, we build by plans and I am currently in the process of getting a standard set of our plans altered to their changes they have requested.