I have been considering building a team in different markets to optimize my ROI thinking it may be slightly easier to locate a motivated seller that are not asking for retail.

Branding, print/web design, social media management and marketing.

Hairline cracks (look like spider webs) are usually nothing to worry about and should be expected.

ok so i checked it out the page that you provided isnt their web site its a squeeze page which is geared towards getting you to sign up by offering to give you a free e book which in turn gives them your contact info which adds u to their buyers list or private money lending list and all that depends on the page it self you might want to look in to doing more research on them of course so always do your due diligence when ever you deal with any one 

I recently converted mine to a web app so that I can run numbers while touring a property: https://gocashflowapp.com

Got 3 written bids. 2 contractors found via national web based service.

Some towns will list contractors on thier web site who have worket in the area.

Using half a duplex as a vacation home is not profit optimizing, is not tax-efficient, and gives you less flexibility for your vacation plans.

I was searching the web as I usually do and came across a listing someone maybe interested in.

https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onltb/Along with learning the RTA and visiting the LTB web site spend a few hours reading up on past LTB cases to get a better picture of the potential nightmare of being a Landlord in Ontario.