I live in 'da hood...seriously, the first week I moved in here, I had my house egged and the "F" word scribbled in ketchup on the back window of my car because the neighbor across the street and two houses over thought I was calling the cops on their parties. 

Tracy D. a part of me is just hoping that I can break the lease and be done with the place.

Also, just a side note, majority of the "price gouging" cases that have been reported to the DA have been dismissed.

Originally posted by Rob Smith:Thank you Jon gave you a vote what does a vote mean sorry if it is a bad thing thank you for your help :D A vote is a good thing.

:DA couple of thoughts, a few out of the box.Can you work remotely for this job, or any job in your field?

Consider this, the only people who would be willing to rent in a D neighborhood/property are people who consider a D a lateral move or an improvement.

Chalmers da Costa?

@Neil Da SilvaThe so called "double taxation" is primarily a concern if you try to treat an LLC as a flow-through entity (there are a few additional concerns with using LLCs for real estate that need to be taken into account as well).If your plans allow/call for U.S.A. corporation - maybe as a 100% child of a Canadian corporation  - then you would elect to have an LLC taxed as a corporation - which is the manner in which the CRA recognises it.Everyone's situation and road map are a little different, so you should seek out an accountant - and probably an attorney - with cross-boarder business / real estate experience before you start purchasing in the U.S.A.

@Matt GraggYou da man!

"O, yu do college and yu can buy da nice cahs!