We don't really have anything to do except work on lead generation, and the best part is that all of our prospects have nothing better to do than open our direct mail from the campaigns we've launched.

I remember when I got mine a few years back and very soon after was very fortunate to be able to secure my first home :)I, personally, would pick between options 1 and 3.Option 1:Pros: You'll have a bigger space that you can eventually redeem for yourself if you ever need it, and allows you to ease into investing by house hacking.It might be easier to get financing for another place in the future if you already have a lease in place for the current location and can show that rental income already coming inCons: Only the portion that you live in could be looked at by CRA as a primary residence and if you do sell at some point, you'd be liable for the capital gains tax on the part that was being rented out (https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/personal-income/line-127-capital-gains/principal-residence-other-real-estate/changes-use/changing-part-your-principal-residence-a-rental-business-property.html)Option 3:Pros:Allows you to have your own space, and understand the nuances of condo living prior to getting a second condominium propertyAllows you to experience some condo living as well as be able to save up waiting for the pre-construction property to closeCons:HST on the pre-construction property (Unless you decide to move into it when it's done)

@Jeff SeversonI agree they were required to keep adequate reserves but I read that certain banks no longer are required to keep ANY reserves“The Fed also cut reserve requirements for thousands of banks to zero”https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/federal-reserve-cuts-rates-to-zero-and-launches-massive-700-billion-quantitative-easing-program.html

Here's the official COVID-19 website for California that the state just launched: https://covid19.ca.gov/.It has current information on how to stay healthy and avoiding catching/spreading the virus, links to school districts (so parents can find out which schools are closed) & public health authorities, as well as helpful resources that people will likely need during this time of crisis, such as how/where to file for unemployment, disability, family leave, or get help for small businesses. 

So I refuse to dive in until I have the systems lined out in a scale-able fashion, so I won't run myself and my wife into the ground as I have before.I'm the overly creative half, and she's the one who crushes it with systems in place.I've studied and understand most strategies, terminology, and how they work together as much as I can without getting in there and playing with them myself.We're almost to that launch point, and I'm getting excited...

I re-launched this property into the Short-Term Rental market July 1st.

My wife and I were looking for distressed or vacant condominiums in Valencia.

My wife and I were looking for distressed or vacant condominiums in Valencia.

united way has a relief fund: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/03/17/united-way-launching-fund-to-help-central-ohioans.html

We have been using the time to launch a direct mail campaign.