For example, a foreigner can buy property here in a registered Canadian corporation or an international student registered as a permanent resident, at say UBC (where there are thousands of them), can purchase property without paying the tax as well.

If any or all of these five were to go into a sovereign debt crisis, they could exit the European Union and start devaluing their currencies.

Just for the record I am a corporate accountant and my wife is a CPA so it might just be my comfort with accounting.

Virtual banks have small control over operations and they are absolute on their system/manual vs that of commercial banks which are geared for corporate transactions such as the thing you are trying to accomplish.Virtual banks are Paypal, square, capital one (i think they have physical bank now).

Hi All,I am just starting out on my real estate journey and seeking to educate myself as much as possible as well as network.I operate out of Austin Texas and my background is corporate finance.I am interested in rental property investing (single, multi, and apartment).I learned about the BiggerPockets community through Brandon Turner's book "The Book on Rental Property Investing.I look forward to getting to know the membership and contributing as I learn and grow.Best Regards,Matthew

Your business should be some type of corporation or an LLC.  

A company that is formed as a corporation or LLC  will help you from being financially personal on company problems.  

-Although NPT and BIRT are taxes on business activity, can you deduct them from personal state and federal taxes if you're operating your "business" under your personal name and not as an LLC/ corporation, or partnership?

Hey There-For you BRRR Investors out there, do you recommend deeding the home over to an LLC after closing so that the liability is limited to the corporation?

I am a corporate marketing professional married, with 3 teens..and hoping to build a nest egg for college tuition, vacation and legacy!