Only thing you'll need to pay attention to is fully demising the unit with materials that have the proper fire retardancy.

I would be curious to see how this plays out in the end.Exactly, more than likely both are at fault by not paying attention or caring.

But, when there is an emergency you are sure glad that you have been paying all of those years.

You pays your money, you takes your chances :)

You also have to consider your holding costs - you are paying HOA fees, insurance, and property taxes.

It's difficult - often impossible - to verify their identity, address history, ability to pay debts, or criminal history without a social security number.

The teachings free, you have to pay for airfare and hotel, I'm assuming. 

However, being a Canadian citizen, it seems like I would still need to pay Canadian taxes on the US properties regardless. 

You need to look at different places, ways to pay, and decide if you'll buy nearby or far away.

It's good to become an investor once you amass enough liquidity to run your project, get the title to the house, pay crews full salary, order materials, fix and wait until your property is sold without paying a penny in interest rates to HML.