MA is unique however, and currently has the best energy conservation program in the country.

Not hard at all, brick and mortar local, regional banks and credit unions have been doing them for many years. 

@David Roberts - public court records normally don't contain SSN in them, so there is no way to match a person by that unique number.  

If your planning on using property management then you don't necessarily need to move to the region your buying in.  

You can go a step further, if you are apprehensive and want further reassurances, and even say make sure the pics are 'standing back' (to make sure that the entire room and therefore identifying features that are unique to this unit) are captured in the pics.  

We'll be creating a new entity to handle the purchase and management of our Buffalo properties.Can anyone recommend a local or regional bank in the Buffalo area that might be friendly to Canadian real estate investors?

Obviously these strategies depend on the market and is unique to each situation but let me know your thoughts. 

I am sure that a lot of it will be second nature, but at the same time there will be some unique aspects that I don't want to miss.Thanks,K

It is a Tudor so it is beautiful and unique.  

This is not a new or even unique or unusual rule.