I've had qualified renters move into a rental, add their bum friends or family members, and then disappear, leaving me with bad renters who weren't approved and aren't on the lease.The best practice is to screen every adult, approve them, and add them to the lease. 

But my client would have moved forward with the deal for as little as $5-10k in concessions. 

We love the ability to move cash in and out of the heloc as needed.

Hi Geoff,In my opinion, keeping your current home as a rental property could be a smart move.

The Section 8 move in phase of your rentals is critical. 

Basic staging with an agent usually means they give you insight into how you should:Declutter and depersonalize by removing photos and personal itemsArrange your furniture to improve the room’s flow and make it feel biggerAdd plants, move art, or re-arrange other accessoriesFull-service staging is another option if your house needs more hands-on attention.

I’ll be keeping this in mind as I move forward with my own investments.Wishing you the best as you figure out a solution, which, from the responses that I'm seeing, are good solutions, but still tedious tasks to undertake.

So in my mind it would be best used as a last move into a REIT you never sell.  

.: Going to be moving to Chicago next year; looking to purchase a rental property down the line in 1-2 years and just really confused where to go.

I would never move back to Canada.