I would like to incorporate some of the past with the new in the materials used and the design.

You can do a google search on bc for sale by owner (I can't list the website as I am new to this forum.You can also try the Vancouver Sun, or Vancouver Province websites.

Recently with the massive interest in REI, I've seen numerous ads locally for "property locators" that directs you to a website form to "register" and then submit properties.

In line with the long term hold, be sure ANY improvements you do have a long term design life.

Do you really believe the skewed data reported by an investor owned website that happens to be marketing franchises?

I went onto the state revenue department website, and plugged in my numbers for the past 3 years.

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Dubai will care where the cash came from as money laundering and other crimes are still a crime there.Dubai does not tax foreign nationals for a period and there are other tax laws that are designed to encourage investment.At the same time the US tax laws still apply to any US passport holder or holder of a US green card.

Are you familiar with John T Reed's website?

Design your business so it can scale or just accept you will always be a small investor.John Corey