Even if the fireplace checks out during an inspection, unintentional damage can occur if the tenant used unseasoned wood, soft woods, etc.

Pat, There are "soft" inspectors in my area as well that some agents prefer.

You want to be understanding but not "soft".

The beauty of those deals is you can list them while their paying the mortgage.For example, a wholesaler picked up a duplex at auction a couple of years ago when the market was extremely soft.

The rep I talked to was very specific about doing only a "soft pull" on credit score, at least initially to keep that from happening.

Here prices are running $80 - $100K per unit and the rents (2-bdrm) would be running 750 - 950/mth.... and the talking heads keep telling us the Canadian real estate market will have a soft landing ....

Jacob, agree the market is a little soft.

Of course I tend to buy the older homes that were built in the 50s, 60s and 70s.Since we don't have basements, the old homes have soft copper under the slab, continuous no joints from manifold to manifold.

Does anyone know if Freedom Soft offers this feature?

Soft indicator that could be potentially useful for investors.