Hi Ignatius, following David Greene's Core 4 strategy—realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender—can give you confidence to invest in any location.

I'm currently looking at investing in both provinces. 

(Especially over the last few years) Is there a catch though to the popularity I'm seeing in Columbus and investing in rentals there? 

Good Morning,I live in New York, I am looking to move out of state. I have maybe 3 or 4 states in mind, I am trying to see where I could move that would be the most cost efficient for me. I would like to maybe buy lan...

I'd love some input on what to do:I am a 40 yrs with a stock market investments of 350K trying to coast fire in the next couple of years.I just got a green card and moving to the US from Canada and looking at which accounts to invest that money in the US.But I am not sure I will stay in the US in 10 or 20 yrs.What do you think would be the best strategy to coast fire when you are not sure where you are going to be in your later years?

20 years investing in Tampa. 

Credit score- the higher the best. 760-780+ generally gets best pricing for investment property loans with most lenders.

I reached out to a second lender that has more agreeable investment lending products and I think we are going to avoid putting it in my personal altogether. 

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

The city offers various multi-family housing options suitable for house hacking, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses.Regarding the mortgage securing, I could be of help with that, I work for a private lender that lends in 48 states, including North Caroline.Find a realtor familiar with investment properties and house hacking strategies in Charlotte.