Are builders inclined to give additional price breaks... or hold firm on prices but "throw in at no additional cost" a certain option.  

Private lenders (family, friends, personal connections) might be more inclined, but again - connections connections connections.You mention you're an experienced investor - without question, this will help you.

Inclining more towards learning to do Remote Desktop study and use that and if a market really pencils out, I’ll pull the trigger on a precessional FS.

Another thought is if someone had a roommate they weren’t familiar with it may incline them to be more tidy and take better care of the rental as someone else is living there too.

If so, and you are so inclined...give me a vote on the response. 

And, I don't think it would be anything I said that could convince them, it would be them coming to that decision on their own.Look for those people who see value in hiring a PM and are too busy and/or have no time/desire/nor inclination to go and fix things at their property, and the other little minutiae that transpires from renting out a property.

I have a resident manager in place from the former owner that I'm inclined to leave in place as he seems to be doing a great job.

I also need to research the concept a bit more w/r to how it would play north of the 49th ... at first blush, Canadian tax code appear a little vague around the treatment financing / capitalized leases - particularly where it pertains to Capital Cost Allowance (CCA .. aka depreciation) and who gets to claim/deduct what.I also suspect our banks/lenders to be a little frosty to the idea of financing with an NNN lease as collateral ... but with mortgage / property financing terms being shorter (0.5-10yrs) here, you would be inclined to think it should be seen as low risk provided the lease term extends beyond the financing?

Haven't encountered fish yet, I'd be inclined to say no.We have only had one tenant with pets where the carpet wasn't completely trashed at move out; it was an outside dog.

I would be inclined to use a property management company if I were to rent it out.