This isn't a Williams-Sonoma catalog extolling the virtues of a $400 waffle maker, just tell me the facts.

gclid=CjwKCAiAv_KMBhAzEiwAs-rX1PLGQCydmbBZa05cv_rqn0yRXuD8ZRYJmFPGvXQE4EhtFpvgbCZakBoCEAwQAvD_BwEIt looks like it is a clear film that is applied to the windows and hardens into a bulletproof, blast-proof (and therefore certainly little rock throwing kids-proof) shield.

I was really stumped on how to make real estate investing work in Canada.

I think Toledo is on the right track, here are some recent snippets:Finishing touches being put on massive new Amazon center in Rossford, Company leaders say it will create at least 1,000 full time jobsExercise equipment maker Peloton to build its first U.S. factory near Toledo. 

You're still gaining equity and can turn it into a rental later and use the money to buy more rentals.Hi @Jack B, this is an interesting point you make RE purchasing a home first before investing in a rental property.

It always hits me when I go back country camping and watch the sun rise while enjoying a coffee - everything I really need fits in my backpack (including a micro coffe maker)!

Investing off the MLS is generally not a money maker. 

Originally posted by @Mike Dymski:The irony in these laws is that they make renting more costly for both the owner AND the renter.Oh yes.

I am currently looking out of state for low priced, cash-flow makers.

Former electrical (the best engineers) engineer here.Engineering teaches you to think logically and avoid emotional-based decisions.Most engineers though, are not decision-makers, so they suffer from analysis-paralysis.