This is not to discourage you but encourage you, if this is the path you want to take it will take work but it will be worth it.

Keep in mind, generally speaking, water seeks the path of least resistance and seldom defies gravity... more times than I can count, the source of the water problem was not where the evidence of the problem was discovered.Good luck finding and resolving the problem.

Do ONLY what you can within the doctor's guidance and you will be fine....That said, you seem to be on the right path.

Much is happening with light-rail expansion and and curious where people see path of development?

@James Wise I wish that was the path I explored first!

This indeed is a golden goose :)I am struggling to find a path forward!

@Micah Cook sounds like you're on the right path.

Failure is an inevitable step on the path to success. 

I'm a recent transplant from Canada to the US.I remember looking at US properties as a Canadian, and one of the challenges I hit alot was financing; US institutions wanted to see US based W2 income and US credit history (assuming say a pretty straight forward conventional investor mortgage, not a commercial mortgage) that felt like a significant roadblock.One thing to note though is that some of the major Canadian banks (BMO, TD, RBC) have major US operations; and with those, comes the ability to secure financing based on your Canadian source income, and Canadian credit history.This is a phenomenal resource for most Canadians (albeit you're limited often to only one property purchase as part of these programs, and some will restrict it to "vacation/second home" only, no investor/rental).

Our game plan was to process tenants that met our qualifications in the order received, and if references check out do the background check with SmartMove and have them pay directly for that via credit card.I really like the feedback of being honest and straightforward about the situation and looping back to current applicants as Jane and Bud suggested.