I can offer no expertise, however I have a friend who is a retired utility senior executive. 

I've avoided forums for years now due to the poor attitudes of senior members to new members. 

@Damaine Senior I created the LLC myself.

I just started the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and I find that some terms are very much related to the United States.My question, is...is it possible for Canadian citizens to buy-and-hold properties in the states?

A lot of silliness is going on, although from what I see, senior lenders are taking a bit more caution which should diminish the chaos.

One list is Seniors with 20+ year ownership.

The senior class gets "off market" deals that that broker is showing to everyone else too, and there might even be other brokers also showing that deal to their clients. 

I rented an office in 04 in Beaverton and the young agent working for Norris Beggs and simpson made a fee to lease it to us.. and I think he found me one more.. he worked his way up.. to now he is senior vice president of financing for NBS  I ran into him at PDX recently on his way for an upper level meeting in NYC  with the big wigs.. wearing a nice suit lookin sharp.. really proud of how he has grown .. not that i had anything to do with it.. but thats what commercial brokerage can do for you.Plus i sold one 5 mil apartment once.. cash ed a 100k commish check i bet i did not put more than 20 to 25 hours into that deal.. 

I had purchased another single family rental about a year before when I was a senior in college and learned a lot.

You won’t be able to qualify for conventional financing, since you are not a citizen.