The whole team basically.I also have the time to dedicate to projects, but I do not have enough capital at the moment to purchase my own lot. 

The U.S. offers real estate tax benefits like depreciation and favorable capital gains rates, which you can leverage while residing in Canada by structuring your investments properly. 

That way we could either claim expenses as deductions or through depreciation, rather than just as an increase in basis for capital gains if it was our primary residence? 

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

For a two bed two bath it was $3,000/ month, I know this market as I have rented out multifamily homes to them.

Another tip is checking with lenders that finance flips, like Boomerang Capital.

If I were to invest in St Cloud I would need the numbers to be above 1% due to added risks that I see in your market.

Partner Driven recognized an opportunity to bring the property to market standards and turn a solid profit, with the local market indicating a strong demand for renovated homes.

Partner Driven recognized an opportunity to bring the property to market standards and turn a solid profit, with the local market indicating a strong demand for renovated homes.

Some of it may be the market you're looking at.