The reason that American Home Shield gave for it taking so long is that they had to order the hot water heater from a remote supplier because it was cheaper than what they could get in town.I don't want to six days without hot water and so I don't expect tenants to do that either.I'd recommend placing the money in a repair/cap ex account instead.

There are numerous Meetups in your area that you could attend that would help. 

Not home depot, but a local lumber yard, or a supplier that sells siding, shingles, decking, etc.

Example below:"The rights of water consumers in New York State depend on whether the water supplier is a municipality or a large or small water company.

So if a municipality tries to condemn or declare your property as a nuisance, there are numerous steps they must take before they do so.

There are a handful of good addendum suppliers in Ontario including LPMA and Harry Fine paralegal.You must also be careful of traps they've put in, such as the agreement to serve by email is ONLY for tenants, not landlords.

@Kevin Means Just run your numbers in the BP Calculators numerous times and have someone else review.

The difference between these two numbers is that year’s net appreciation and principal debt payments less sales expenses and income taxes.The numerator of the formula is the property’s cash flow and increase in the equity for that year.

I am not an attorney, but I have fixed up numerous house and have run 2 construction companies and can speak from my years of experience in California.

So far Ohio, Indiana and kentucky  seem like they may worth taking a closer look at ( a purely numeric observation).