However, do we need to consider the currency exchange or are there any other fees we will have to pay from transferring this from Canadian account to American Account? 

His global cash flow picture will be important to commercial lenders.

I am specifically wondering about this for Canadian real estate investment. 

Best to interview several lenders - or find a mortgage broker who specializes in working with investors - before you get to the point of making an offer.A good reference on analysing the cash-flow of real estate is @Frank Gallinelli's "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow"A good primer on financing and holding real estate for Canadians is Steven Cohen and Geroge Dubés "Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor"

Real Estate is probably a good investment since it has been beat up so badly.3.Wasn't putting my cash in my mattress ;) having it around for Bargains.4. income producing real estate - all the Real Estate gurus are so vocal - according to Forbes - Real Estate is 3 and Investments is 1.http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2012/03/13/how-americas-wealthiest-get-rich/2/Global Top 10 Industries Producing Forbes Billionaires1.

AIG is a global company, so there is no way that bailout money could not flow through to these foreign banks.

I like to cut through the clutter that way in my daily life.ONECanada's modelour democracy was hijacked by our last incompetent "liberal" government and gone for about a year. enough Canadians became aware of it that we voted in a Conservative minority government in the election who have taken great strides in regaining our country from international drug dealers and gangs and out of touch politicians. our economy is back on track. a recent attempt from our three opposition parties to come together to hijack and overpower the current conservative leadership was followed by a great public outcry and was prevented.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/General-Growth-files-for-rb-14945510.htmlNEW YORK (Reuters) - General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history.Ending months of speculation, General Growth, along with 158 of its 200-plus U.S. malls, filed Chapter 11 while it tries to refinance its debts.But the ongoing global financial crisis made it impossible for General Growth to restructure outside of bankruptcy and could signal further troubles for other financial institutions who are General Growth creditors.The collapse underscores the pressure on U.S. commercial real estate with few sources of available funding.Chicago-based General Growth, which owns such valuable properties as South Street Seaport in New York, Fashion Show in Las Vegas and Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, listed total assets of $29.56 billion and total debts of $27.29 billion.The collapse marks a sad chapter for a company that has been growing since 1954, when brothers Martin and Matthew Bucksbaum decided to expand their family's grocery business and build a shopping center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.The company expanded steadily through both building and buying malls, the largest acquisition being the 2004 purchase of high-end mall owner Rouse Cos for $14.2 billion.

Well, that's what they have...you should be thrilled with the Canadian system...It seems to prove my point...not yours...way to go, Tim...Originally posted by Tim Wieneke: Originally posted by J Scott: Who said anything about taking away private options?

There is no global warming.