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The Hatfields and The McCoys, The Montagues and The Capulets, The Bloods and The Crips, The Joyces and The Quinn-McDonaghs -- all are storied historical feuds both real and fictional.

On Detroit's West Lafayette Boulevard, you can add another to that list because the bitter feud between Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island has existed for over 70 years, with no signs of letting up.

The two diners sit side by side serving the same signature item -- Michigan's iconic Coney Island Hot Dogs. For those of you who thought, up until this point, that a chili dog could only be called a "Coney Island" if it was prepared and served at the famous amusement parks in Coney Island, New York, let me enlighten you.

Buying a home is a daunting task, let alone buying one in another country. Yet a good number of Canadians relish the chance to own their little plot of somewhere else, particularly if that plot lies baking beneath the nice warm sun.

The biggest market without question for Canadians seeking overseas property is the United States, and more specifically, Florida and Arizona. The depressed housing market south of the border has opened up more opportunities for Canadians eyeing a piece of the pie and that looks like something set to continue according to a TD Bank survey that shows that more than one-third of Canadian boomers are considering buying real estate there.
The U.S. media has noticed a rise in the number of Canadians buying property, further expanding what is already their biggest foreign ownership group. (Read Five Reasons Why Canadians Are Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate.)

Buying property in the U.S. is not as complicated as many think. The first thing to consider is how to finance the purchase.