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BiggerPockets website is good for the American market (mostly) but you will also find lots of Canadians on here and some good info on the Canadian market just by searching.There are worthwhile local West Coast resources for learning real estate investing in general and the Canadian and Vancouver markets in particular.

Know this: the #1 reason why landlords fail - failure to manage to the lease (source:  American Apartment Owners' Assn). 

@Sam McCormackSam, it would be great to hear your view of Cincinnati.

This can lower your tax bracket potentially and you earn interest on the income you would have normally paid Uncle Sam.10) At the close of escrow, move funds outside of the taxable estate to avoid the 40% estate tax on amounts over $11M single or $22M married couple.

We are the only lender who can offer a classic 30 year mortgage to Americans in Costa Rica. 

. - Rents are also a function of supply - 2024 saw the most new construction of multifamily units in American history (nearly 575,000 estimated 2024 deliveries of new multifamily inventory), and 2025, while not a record setting year, will see deliveries top 500,000 again - a huge supply increase. 

At the end of the day I would check with your attorney, but I ran this interesting question by my Title Rep @First American. 

Zandi said the added cost would be even greater for Americans with lower incomes or credit scores."

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