This setup might not be viable for most investors, as offering rent-free or low rent significantly cuts into their returns, especially with you staying long-term.

If you're looking to cut costs on a PM I would recommend using one for placing the tenant and then not having them manage monthly, I'm pretty sure some offer this option.

Both cities have their pros and cons depending what your looking for as an investor but if it's purely prices Edmonton would edge out Calgary. hope this helps Btw Edmonton is 300km north of Calgary

That said, I think the reason many building departments are so stringent with investors is the illusion that most are looking to cut corners for the sake of profit.

You think that you hired a specialist and are paying for the corresponding quality, while in reality you might have some under-trained, unmotivated and unsupervised anonymous data entry clerk doing the work, full of costly mistakes and cut corners.Often, low-cost CPAs get overwhelmed with the amount of work they take, resulting in rushed poor quality product and mediocre (or worse) service.

It is a bit of a double-edged sword. the refrigerant is going to have restricted production starting next year causing the cost of 410 to rise.

So my property is at the edge of a city limits  3 house to the right starts a new city and my appraiser said i can only use comps in my city limits i can’t go out of my city limits has anyone else experience this or have information on if that is correct 

Is the Only Way to Negotiate a Lower Price with Builders is to have a pain in the butt inspector find a laundry list of problems and meaningless in the grand scheme defects to compel them to cut their numbers to move to acceptance and closing?

Dalton, thanks for the vote, as far as @Jerry W. question, the boards are not cement board, they are drywall boards with holes in it, ran into these a few times. the boards you talk about Jerry are what was used when they tried to make plastering earlier ( they were the first drywall ) these products were sold in strips, not sheets, but they still had to be plastered just like with wood lathe. the purpose of the board was to cut down on the time it took to install the wood lathe.

@Grady GilmanPre-approval for a house is crucial for understanding your budget, making property searches realistic, and gaining an edge in negotiations.