@Joel Owens  totally agree...I appreciate the idea of sticking to the fundamental aspects of any REI.

@Cornelius Charles Hi, I have about 15 years of web design experience.

Do you use a web based application? 

Hypothetical goals for 2015 (simply to help the discussion).Sell and rehabilitate three homes, earning $60,000 total after all direct costs.Wholesale four properties, earning $20,000 after all direct costs.Spend $10,000 on direct mail marketing.Hire at least one VA spending about $3,000 on their services.Spend about $5,000 on "other" expenses like web site, cards, office equipment, lawyers, etc.Have my spouse run a lot of the day-to-day, spending about 20 hours a week on the business.

As fundamental as the question is, it really IS a good question. 

For any economic, beneficial transaction the principle fundamentals of economics must be present, at least 3 of the 4, land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.

Being a U.S.A. citizen transplanted to the north, you will have the advantage of already being familiar with - perhaps even understanding - the banking and lending practices south of the 48th.The best advice I can share is to reiterate the fundamental message given by Chad and others above and recommend you sit down with an accountant and attorney who understand cross-border taxation, liability and real estate to ensure you get the ownership organisation which fits your present needs, but which can be evolved to meet your long term investment goals while protecting your assets and minimizing your taxation.   

Fundamentally structuring the idea of an escrow around a loan sale is treating a loan sale like real property and it is not.  

So when you've found you're deal, which is the more fundamental - your plan or its execution?

I always want to own the .com registration for my company name so that I can protect the name and develop a web site in the future.