I'm a Canadian from Montreal ,QC and I'm looking to JV with an American to buy more SFH in the Mid-West.I currently own 10 properties in Pittsburgh but I'm looking to expends and buy more in the next years to come.

I bailed many a flipper out in 08 who were counting on helocs to carry the day only to have them frozen like the North pole ( pre global warming.)

It seems like most economists I have listened to and read do not believe that the current global debt load can support a dramatic increase in rates, and for that reason the Fed will not stress the current interest environment much further over the near term.

Any suggestions and anyone know what is the best way for a Canadian to invest in us?

I'm thinking retirees as Ecuador was voted the #1 place to retire 4 years in a row and has massive amounts of American & Canadian expats.

I live in Canada and want to purchase a second home in California to use for me and my family for vacations and to rent on Airbnb when I'm not using it personally.Speaking with a cross border mortgage bank that will use my Canadian credit in a USA mortgage.

:D If you are a bird dog and come up with a foreign buyer (in my case a Canadian buyer or any other country) what are the good and bad aspects of such a deal?

As a Canadian Real Estate Investor, can someone please recommend a knowledgeable accountant and lawyer, who have experience with Canadians purchasing U.S.

I know Toronto would be unrealistic to find 8% and in some states 8% would be terrible.I disagree that "Either way, real estate will eventually re-align itself to the rest of the economy" because although the Canadian economy as whole or individual provinces may falter, there is always neighbourhood and towns and municipalities that will defy the rule.

Global Investments, based in England, sends me offers that look too good to be true.The latest example is a completely renovated house in Toledo, Ohio already tenanted with Section 8 tenants and managed by a management company.The price is 40,000 something while the rent is 750 dollars a month.I live far away from Ohio.