Maybe not but I suspect he is not at my level well over 3000 fundings in 17 states of this exact type of home.. but its good you doing your due diligence and getting both sides of the coin.

I'm going to reiterate what's already been mentioned above, but I'm going to actually give you examples of why it's relevant to you to find a U.S. tax professional.1 - You're going to need to file U.S. taxes once you have property down here, there's federal filings, state filings, and sometimes local filings too2 - Tons of tax treaties between the U.S. and Canada that are easy to miss and can cost you a lot of money (important one with rentals - effectively connected income - if the professional you talk to doesn't know what this is, run away)3 - The amount of days you spend in the U.S. needs to be tracked and if you go over a threshold, all of your worldwide income could be taxable by the U.S.4 - Selling real property means up to 15% of your sales proceeds might not be available to you for years (FIRPTA)5 - Lots of nuance at the state and local levels, which both want to take as much money from you as possibleMain takeaway here is that you should find a U.S. based tax person.

There are places that are tenant friendly and then there is California which is at another level completely.Have you thought about buying elsewhere? 

. -- lots of factors to consider (including your personal strategy), but here are a few high level metrics to compare the most populous zip codes in HuntsvilleWelcome to drop me a message if you are interested in checking out the full report 

Plus factoring in the 5k or whatever number that is you are paying for "coaching" it just seems like you have to be in this thing for a long *** time to make significant money WHILE assuming a much higher level of risk. 

We run investor relations in house with our company - so I believe this adds another level of transparency when communicating with investors.

For full time management rates can range from 20-30% of gross revenue depending on the level of services provided.

That said, you deserve a management team that treats your properties with the same level of care and attention as they would for larger clientsI’ve heard from other investors that finding a great PM company can be a game-changer.

Dan your market/assets/tenants are on a totally different level than a good majority of the rest of the country. 

Pricing and risk levels are about the same for the same type of stuff in either city.