Raising rents is not too hardYou can buy, and I have been looking into, duplex and triplex in areas like Santa Ana or Long Beach.

I remember reading Barbara Streisand when purchasing a home in Malibu wanted the sand on the beach analyzed and have the exact sand color determined. 

He bought their votes with taxes they didn't have to pay.It was classic American socialism.More than $400 million was spent on the program – and that was back when quarters still had actual silver in them.

I have a couple rentals in the Tampa and Apollo Beach area and looking to acquire more shortly. 

Plenty of Toronto residents own property in the Carolinas (like Myrtle Beach) so you should be able to find local contacts to discuss the 'how to' invest in the US....

For example, i just remodel one of my properties in VA beach, and it cost me $15k. 

The Parable (s) to this story-   Have Cash ,Gold Or Silver  to carry one through  a possible period of extended  decline.* SFH - Single Family HomeThank you, Mitch StanleyRealtorKeller-Williams BiltmorePhoenix,AZ 

Bill Gulley   Dave Del Dotto had the best set up ... he had a set on the beach in  Waikiki with a bikini clad babe on each arm.   

I used to try to surf at Folley Beach.  

Have you used any appraisers in Broward, Dade or Palm Beach for the cash deals in order to determine the ARV for Rehab properties?