Additionally, in my market, a lot of these properties are located in areas where price-to-rent ratios are extremely favorable.

Thanks,GeneOne can move old IRAs into a self-directed IRA (Equity Trust, Inspira/Quest, Etc.) and then use the funds to invest in or buy and hold real estate (also other alternative investments). 

I'm extremely new when it come to real estate.

We have been working to be extremely conservative with our estimates but with this being our first go at this, any additional expertise is greatly appreciated! 

For clarity; as with a trust, lenders do not exercise the "due on transfer/sale" clause when real property is transferred to the SAME individuals in an official capacity (e.g.

Find someone you trust.

For long-term planning, consider transferring the property into a trust to manage tax and legal complexities.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I've unfortunately seen too many examples where a Canadian investor trusted their Canadian accountant to handle all the U.S. compliance and it cost them a lot of headaches and money. 

I'm not concerned about his being able to make the payments and trust him to do so. 

That seems extreme to me, but even if is only 10% of that, that's more than our States entire population, the implications are supermassive.