Additionally, Canada has a similar visa program where I believe the investment is around $150K.

I don't enjoy baseball and well lets face it, that wholesaler from my previous post has a better chance at selling me a 3 day coaching program than my Browns have at winning a title..... : (

Some of these events they might try to sell you into a mentoring program or try to sell you something else.

Biggest downside to office is the footprint has been reduced for companies with work from home / limited commute programs.

It was in one the handful of REALTOR magazines I receive each month.Hopefully doesn't go away but like you said Al, government LOVES getting their hands on those "pesky rich people loopholes."

There are some exceptions to this rule, but that's for another thread.The government takes this pretty seriously, because they consider it abusing a government aide program by misrepresenting your intentions to a lender.

I enrolled in the real estate program only to find out more about the business legal aspects so that I wouldn't get caught up with the laws and regulations.

One lender actually said 100% but the rates are much higher, others won't take that risk so they don't offer it,Only one had a program that on the draws I could ask for what they called 'fixed rate advance' that puts the draw into a fixed rate for term (ie 15,30,20,etc) my choice.

All of my mentors would tell me to qualify buyers but has never told me how to do that because they wanted to sell their program. 

This isn't as scary as it seems, there are programs where your sister can get a loan to delead and not have to pay a dime of it back until she sells the house, then repayment comes out of that money.