But it lacked any Canadian investor's insights and mostly contained comments from our fellow Americans.

For instance, I know that the income that I make from a flip will be taxed as ordinary income and whatever my tax bracket is, so I need to make sure I set aside a proper amount for taxes and not drop it all into another property without being able to afford the taxes.

Sometimes you can even use a failed 1031 to your benefit by deferring the capital gains to the next year.Lower Capital Gains Brackets - If you have flexibility with your income such that you can minimize other income in the year of sale, you may be able to take advantage of 0% taxation in the Standard Deduction, 12% Ordinary Income Rates (which is pretty low), and 0% long term capital gains rates.

Do you ever see a measure like the one being purposed in Australia, where the government takes equity to help buyers get property coming to American shores?

IRS treats you as a business owner and will charge you ordinary income and self-employment tax, could be useful to speak with a CPA / tax planner.

The debate about a market crash has become almost as emotional as some other favorite American controversies.

I love that play and thinks its one of the best tax advantages we have as Americans.. 

Some Americans love to circumvent rules. 

Right now with record inflation, a lot of leisure travel is getting cancelled by Americans who are feeling pain at the pump and the grocery store, so wherever you decide to buy really look at WHY someone would be there, HOW long are they staying, WHO are they, and would they come here frequently enough to pay the debt and offer you some cashflow for your time spent managing it (which can be a lot, especially when standing up a new unit!)

We at American Land Exchange are researching where and how to sell our almost two dozen Contracts for Deeds.