kevin  Lol...............No worries ...........I am cook with it.........More input the better............Hi   Ming .........The canadian RE market especially in the GTA has been exceptionally hot for the past few years so I am looking at some options outside of the country to diversify the investments.

@Ethan Cooke  I am in the process of relocating to the Bend, OR area, getting oBut of CA, too many expensive hurdles here.

With the rise of a focus on healthy/organic food, many travelers want a full kitchen to cook while on vacation.

I spent about $600 on startup costs: two sets of sheets, blankets, towels, a nice single cup coffee pot, some other decorative touches, and keying the walk out basement door.  

Part of the reason we were willing to carry was that in Cook County, IL we can make a small claims court claim for up to $10k which is pretty close to the balance owed.  

You could try Joe Massey at Castle & Cooke, I know they work with hard money borrowers to refi after reno.  

The population growth of this area has been exploding for much longer than legalized pot has been around.  

It's always best if you can make a trip to the market that you're investing in but as @Steve Cook say's having someone that you can trust on the ground is a big help.

When you do a year round you don't have to worry about how worn the couch gets or if the last renter ruined the pots.

Already, he said, taxes that office tenants pay are helping collar-county buildings at the expense of those in Cook County, where commercial property is assessed at a higher rate.