Hire a property management company who will manage it for you.

Hello Mike, Syracuse and surrounding area is benefitting from an influx of tech companies and a huge chip manufacturing company, Micron, which is building a $100 billion fab over the next 20 years. 

And I've heard good things about @Priti Donnelly's company, so not trying to undermine them. 

Here are a few additional strategies that might help mitigate risk if you decide to rent the property:Hire a Strong Property Management Company: While you’ve already spoken with some PMs, consider finding one with extensive experience managing single-family rentals in Cook County specifically.

A few years ago I stopped coaching, I sold my print marketing company (Yellow Letters) to care for my wife.

This used to be a near-impossible task for a company like BiggerPockets, but technology and 3rd party solutions are getting better.

IF you want a VA company I can recommend the company we use out of brazil.

Some of the larger companies will take them, but they often charge a fee.

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If I'm not mistaken, you'll need to setup your RRSP with Trust holding company such as Olympia Trust or Canadian Western Trust, etc.