I'm going to start reading "How to invest in real estate" and I wanted to know if it is possible to apply the knowledge of the book(s) in a foreign market.

In addition, double tax may also result where the Canadian investor holds an interest in the US real estate through a corporation,  where the corporation is a controlled foreign affiliate.  

@Bukka Levy, I think it has a specific niche. ( must investors that like turnkey are passive investors)  and are pretty happy with 5 or 8% return, as long as they are not doing anything (just receiving a paycheck every month) And also foreign investors love these. ( I have a client (investor) that his strategy is basically to buy houses ( Distressed) on a 10 to 15% return as is. and then flip, put tenant in place  (guaranteeing 8% return) and then Pitch opportunities to high-end investors throughout the world ( 3 world countries mainly) and believe me 8% return comes along way in a 3 world country.So I guess it depends of the niche and find it. 

Then east side is foreign to me.

LOL.. its just so foreign to my way of life and thinking but its cool for them and well its their choice.

Owner shall not pay to repair conditions caused by the Tenant, his guests or invitees or damage due to windows or doors left open, sewer/septic stoppages caused by foreign or improper objects in lines, or cosmetic items that do not impact the functionality or use of the item.

:) sorry for disappearing, don't have much time to chat online these days, as we've been super busy - the economic recovery here has done wonders for foreign interest in the country, and with us being one of the only companies covering the entire country with a single point of contact solution at all entry levels (and in English!)

Spent almost 11 years there, doing various stuff in different parts of the finance world.There was an old joke about how when foreign investors/businesspeople came to Moscow, this one longtime established American businessman in Moscow would agree to consult with them. 

It means they know everything, want to do everything, and the concept of money is foreign.

I saw a foreign guy writing about how insular western Pennsylvania is and a number of people treating what he said like it had zero merit, and I felt compelled to mention that I've had a good taste of how racist and xenophobic western Pennsylvania is recently, after all, this neo-Nazi just shot up a synagogue here last October.And then you pop up from nowhere (well, Allentown in eastern Pennsylvania) and start repeatedly telling me to calm down and not turn this into a thread about racism and xenophobia and this board's for real estate investing and I should stick to that.