I want to break away from shift work completely and eventually become financially independent and invest in real estate full time.

I would like to eventually invest for rental income.

It's basically a garage/storage area, but could be converted into a legal home/livable space.If we were to purchase the property through a conventional loan and convert the 2nd building, is it fair to assume we could then refi at a higher property value?

Eventually you'll build up your own nest egg and you can plow that into long term investments.

Converting a duplex into a quad would be an expensive proposition.

There's been some great articles and I've used the Rental Property Calculator a couple of times.I'm a grad student in the New Haven area and I'd be a first time buyer/eventual investor.

First, How does converting Canadian dollars into US dollars create a loss?

She eventually let slip that she had "family attorneys" and would sue me straight to the grave, so I tracked down her attorney and wrote him a letter to explain what was happening, along with a couple of her letters.

Investment properties took an average 1.65 points price hit.”And, “you can be sure that even the behemoth lenders will eventually charge more for these so-called riskier loans.”Couple these growing loan costs with rising interest rates, and we will likely see downward pressure on housing demand.

You can purchase as non owner occupied (rate is a little higher) You have to convert funds to US dollars, and translate any income or bank documentation into English.