I then solicited 2 friends to come into the deal and each of them are willing to put in $150,000.

Ontario has the most anti landlord/tenant friendly regulations in North America in my opinion.

Everyone says that Chicago has laws that greatly favor the tenant over the landlord. I'm not getting good comparative search results so maybe someone with more Google-fu could provide some better search queries. I'm c...

Any others that are investor friendly?

If I was you, i'd be investing in US, far better opportunities than Ontario + there are many landlord friendly statesOriginally posted by @Amir Khan:@Kash Jawed I am in Michigan and like to invest in Ontario (Outside Toronto) .

Seems to be a trend from all of our friends who are also in this business.

I discovered BP 3-4 years ago when I was first introduced to REI by successful friends in a Multi Level Marketing company I was apart of.

We do have friends that are contractors, and give a good price as well, but their time lines sometimes are very long as well.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Yesterday, a friend and I were debating how I should start.