Not afraid an prefer sweat equity but don't like crumbling foundations or lack of a basement especially with our climate!

There are also other considerations - roof loading, wind shear, switching & wiring decay - that can eat into your profit pretty heavily.That said, you have two major things in your favor: density of usage and a favorable climate.

Technically no, because most RE law and taxation is done at State level.What (I hope) he will improve is the economic climate.

Open to moving out of NYC, if #2 above can be obtained (in a warm climate) and my family likes the place.

at least, in the current housing climate, and in my opinion.

We are far from perfect, and our winters are not everyone’s favourite climate, but on an international level it is hard to beat the safety, opportunity, education, health care, natural resources, and financial stability which Canada has to offer.

So, if you're going to rehab in these types of places during the winter months, make sure you can be flexible with your schedule, make sure you prioritize exterior work around the weather, and make sure that the house is weather-tight prior to the bad weather coming in.In general, we found that our Wisconsin flips took an average of about 30% longer than our flips in more temperate climates.

and I guess I would ask if you have ever lived in real cold climate..

Also I think the climate change argument is BS, we have Alberta oil companies using inefficient practices generating a lot more pollution.Also on global scale as much as we can possibly pollute is really nothing, we have such an extensive amount of vegetation our carbon footprint as a country is easily a positive one in relation to our relatively low population. 

I'm sure they'd be willing to give you their perspective on local market and climate.