Generally, I quite agree that real estate investment and rental are probably the best way to invest, especially during this global recession.However, I’ll tell you a story from personal experience which may make you pause before buying an investment property and particularly before renting it out to someone you’ve never met.I bought my investment property a little over a year ago and did a lot of remodeling before putting it on the rental market, using the same real estate agency to find renters that helped me purchase this townhouse.

My name is Nathanael and I'm a Canadian investor who is looking to pull equity from a property in Ohio that I will soon own.

Worth the money (and I do not get paid to say that) He also runs "Note Buying For Dummes (another VERY "worth it event" IMO)  :->In the meantime feel free to watch a video webinar that we recorded about how I was able to leave my full-time VP of Marketing position with a global software company and instead run my notes business.

I do have a Canadian credit score, and I have a US investment bank account with cash parked in it, but I'm told I'd still need to build some credit in the US to get better rates.

I guess I should have mentioned I am Canadian, currently located in British Columbia. 

It's a good rule of thumb but the days of REO at a 30% discount are gone on a global scale, in my opinion.

They do also get aggregated with other global sites from the MLS.

This global mentality shift in asset values will lead to a paradigm shift where the world no longer wants paper fiat currency.

So the multi will be fine as its still like a form of commodity and will hold value as the global gov forces fight each other, racing there currencies to the bottom.

The more articles like this I read, the more I think it's time to build-up the reserves.The value of Canadians' homes also continues to climb, despite a shrinking economy.