The ideal property I wanted did not exist in my market, more Google search, read more articles and discussions on BP and I discovered BRRRR!

Ideally, you are able to pull ALL your cash out or MORE when you refi, but if you are able to get MOST out and have a good rental that is ok as well sometimes. 

@Benjamin A Ersing concerning a Forex risk, if you intend to convert it to USD, then you have to hold the currency and wait to wire & exchange at a time that is ideal to maximize your exchange rate.

Ideally, they should do it all in-house.

I'm a US citizen but live in Canada so I'm learning about areas and markets to invest... of course, ideally I'm looking for multifamily. 

I have a feeling many other counties are going to follow suit. 

Maybe someone needs to start a class action suit against the government for trying to take peoples property.

With the principle of leverage in mind, we began to look for homes that were ideal for our family.

I would ideally like my first property to be a house hack (looking for a 2-4 unit building to stay in the residential space and not get into commercial just yet).

Were the majority build-to-suit or did you speculate?