I'm saying you invest with appreciation on my mind, and make sure you're situating it to remain cash flow neutral to positive via other mechanism.

The way I look at this situation is this:Let's say the rent you can get at that unit is $1000 as is.

I drove to the house, explained the situation to the tenants, and emphasized that we needed to locate the leak.When the utility worker arrived, he wasn’t in the best mood.

•Any tips for navigating financing as a non-resident or alternatives like seller financing.If you’ve been through a similar situation or have insights into the Canadian market, I’d greatly appreciate your input!

I do plan on moving out to rent in a year or two.How would this be different from your situation?

Any thoughts is you were in this situation?

I've worked with a client in a very similar situation, and have spoken to many inspectors/engineers/builders, etc about things like this.

@Heidi FischerGreat questions for a CPA that knows more details of your specific situation. 

I’d love to get feedback from anyone who has been through a similar process, as I’ve received some conflicting information.Here’s the situation:- My lender mentioned that even though my loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is below 80% due to the renovations (currently at 73%), I can’t request PMI termination based on the property improvements alone, since the renovations were part of the initial HomeStyle loan.

And who will keep you from falling into any bad situations which happens often to newbies in the city