.* Hire professionals to do all the skilled work.

Contacting organizations such as the Houston Contractors association, ACRP, or NAIOP would be a good place to start to build a database of contractors.

Providing for my family while teaching my kids (when I have kids) how to invest when they are still young so they too, can have entrepreneurial & investing skills.

@Denise Alberto is in the Bay Area .You two may be able to network your skills.

Your skills in construction will definitely play a big role in not only fix & flips, but also for fix & holds.

@Aaron Yates and I have organized a meetup for local investors.

I'm happy to give you an introduction to our local office by you to see if you'd be a good fit within the organization.

Value doesn't have to be money, it can be time, skills, labor etc.

Is he able to do some of the work required on the property (skilled or unskilled)?

How things proceed from there will depend on you and your relative(s) in the U.S.A are organized and what percentage of the CFBT is attributable to you and will be re-patronized.Assuming you paid cash for the property; it is held in a 50/50 partnership with your relative; and you were bring all of your earnings back to Canada, then the 30% withholding is only applied to your portion (8160) and your relative would be taxed at the rate for US citizens/residents.