If our backwards federal government would stop fear mongering over carbon tax credits (BC, Québec, and soon Ontario already participate in a market with California) and show some leadership, I'd be "dumb grin" smiling.  

Our goal is to eventually buy a primary residence in Chino/Ontario which is about $50,000+ more than my home.

@Rich Ramirez Here in the Kitchener area of Ontario the rent:value ratio is about 0.5-0.6 as well (for SFH).That's been the case for as long as I've been in the business.

There was a case in Ontario recently in which a landlord was found liable for a fire pit used by his tenants.

The house is in Ontario, CA.

That would be your biggest issue, if you got a bad tenant your  screwed Sitting down here in NB - which strangely has a rather well balanced Residential Tenancies Act - Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Act is pretty much as pro tenant as the Régie du logement.

Part of it may be the culture in Ontario.

Identified an opportunity due to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) launching their FIT (Feed-in-tariff) Program.

If for any reason you want to come and enjoy the cold wet weather here in Ontario, let me know I will direct you toward some Canadian info. 

Hi everyone. Just a bit about myself:My name is Mario and I live and work in downtown Toronto. I raise capital from institutional investors to provide project financing solutions to developers/builders in the Greater ...