Seek advice from legal and tax professionals to establish the most suitable structure for your US investments.

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

So, you should reach out to some local land banks in your area (google search that term specifically) and see if any of them offer cash out loans on land. 

If you have any specific questions I may be able to help you out as well.

Alternatively, does anyone have any recommendations on books or podcasts specific to Canadian Real Estate Investing?

Whenever someone files for bankruptcy, there is an automatic stay of all legal proceedings against that person. 

If you want to chat about your specific portfolio and investment strategy, feel free to DM us.

Specifically looking at the area near Sneads Ferry, NC.

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@Justin Holley it all depends and there is a lot of flexibility.Our PMC is able to pay insurance & taxes for owners as well as utilitieis on vacant & MF properties.The only thing we shy away from is mortgage payments - too much potential liability if we pay late due to our error or owner portfolio doesn't have needed funds.Pretty much anything specifically related to a property should probably be paid via the Property LLC for easier accounting/tracking.