Since the Canadian dollar has increased in value, my focus has shifted to finding investment properties in the United States.  Why?  Well, with the high value of the Canadian dollar at the moment, it is like I am shopping with a discount card.  This gives many investors the ability to purchase multiple investment properties instead of just one.

So lately I have been checking out MLS and other real estate auction sites in an effort to find some good gems to add to my portfolio.  I have found a couple and I am doing my due diligence on the properties.

Part of the due diligence involves finding out the Arkansas mortgage rates: I need to figure out what my mortgage payments are going to be before I can calculate my return on investment.  Out of the couple of properties I found, there is only one that fits my investment criteria.

I am going to call my realtor down there in the next couple of days to set something up.  That reminds me, I still need to figure out something for the property manager…