I'm not an attorney so not sure if this guy can win with pre-existing medical problems.

@Richard Fields Thanks!

It's located in a once popular oil field town, outskirts of Colorado.

Someone to guide you through the transaction and assist with the deal for a portion of the profit, think field trainer.

When you arrive at Canada specific question (finance, regulation, taxation), there are active Canadians here on the site who can field them.As for finding a group of investors in the TO area, give a shout to @Gary McGowan who holds monthly REI meetings to see if you might be able to drop in.

You can research this on your own and if you haven't already this might help (U of U seismograph logs) http://www.seis.utah.edu/recenteqs/.As for building right next to a fault you'll want a more professional opinion (like you requested in your OP) since there is higher risk of damage from even a lesser shock.Please note I'm not a seismologist or expert in the field but I am comfortable not purchasing earthquake insurance for my personal home currently in Spanish Fork.

the saying goes, "the leopard doesn't change his spots"....so I tend to agree with the board, and my only caveat is that you really want to know will he pay the rent...I have had a few very good long term tenants who made rent a priority but still had the errant medical bill or consumer credit problem..so I would really probe every landlord and the rental history, but recency and amount of payment  issues tends to indicate that if he won't pay others, he probably won't pay you..a vacancy may be better..with an empty unit, remember an ideal tenant could call anytime..you may have to cover the mortgage another month, but you also cover it if he doesn't pay, plus evict, and re-prep the unit....vacancy wins unanimous decision...

I thought she was saying that making offers yourself was what makes you a professional or great in this field.  

What the exit strategy is and how they intend to revisit their capital investment with a good profit.It's getting a little more challenging nowadays since the foreclosure debacle brought such a gold rush mentality and buying hysteria to the field.

Hello all, My name is Christopher and am a senior attending Montclair State University. Im new to the real estate investment world and am looking into purchasing my first income property or flipping homes. I am gradua...