If you've got financing options lined up than the next step is to get a connection who can put properties in front of you, so you can start running numbers on the properties to find a great deal.Unless I've missed the point of the question, my answer is to start doing calculations on specific properties on the market to find the best deal and don't emphasize the style too much.Full disclosure, I'm a licensed Realtor working in Orlando, so let me know how I may help.

Here's a couple I would start with:"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss" by Ken McElroy (http://amzn.to/HdXVf1 on Amazon).

There is something missing from the details but as most of these types of programs, they are not worth spending time figuring it out.

Wow, good catch Steve, I missed that and no, you know I don't suggest such things, thanks.Well, horsefeathers!

Also, start reaching out to folks (check out BiggerPockets.com/meet for local people) and if you haven't, don't miss Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and the BiggerPockets Podcast, especially the episode with @Ben Leybovich , which I think you'll find especially motivating.

I already have my first hiccup that has come up with missing garbage/recycling bins but I have a uncle close by to help me out with this issue.

I looked at the check and envelope and it was postmarked a month earlier and was the missing check.

There are few things missing in your description which are important to give you a more realistic answer.

Call them Holiday lights if you need to- but don't miss these simple opportunities to promote your place as a "cut above" tthe competition!

Most of my U.S.A. business in the past has been with operational (active) corporations and not in real estate investing and we have yet to find a cost-effective way to miss the 30% withholding.This has my interest and I need to learn if not being subject to the 30% withholding by the IRS, just means the full amount of tax at the Canadian rate would be collected by the CRA rather than just the delta between the IRS NRA withholding and the effective tax rate in Canada.