I don't try to evict based on neighbor complaints as those aren't super reliable and the people likely won't show up to court. 

Be super careful.

I would be buying into a sellers market in almost any Albertan city.Alberta also worries me as it is known to be super volatile for short periods of time and then sit dormant for up to a decade. 

Super cool apartment style living, but all one story. 

Probably need a full time manager, but not really big enough to do that unless the rates are super luxury I would think. 

Let me figure out how to connect with you first (still super new with BiggerPockets).I would imagine there is a way for us to direct message?

But she is super happy loves work has great kids ( now granted they are 15 and 18 ) so easier for her to do this now.

For context, downtown Alexandria performs super well as a rental market and bringing in $5.5k+ as the monthly rental income if you choose to move out of the househack in the future will be absolutely feasible (depending on the property of course).

I know it’s not a super helpful comment for your end goal but my wife and I are looking for a second rental in Virginia Beach if you were interested in freeing up some funds for your Pittsburgh expansion.

I've got to say, learning creative financing has been super empowering and I'm happy to pass it on.Happy to connect with you as well, @Eliott Elias!