However while people in Windsor doesn't have the luxury of high paying jobs that GTA residents have, is it just a temporary fever of buying houses, or there is really something going on in this city ? 

It's a great way to talk through your plans and goals for real estate with people that actually understand! 

To defer all of your gain, you'll want to trade up in value, replace all the debt (meaning new properties have at least $350,700 of debt), and not take any cash from the exchange (this is boot which = taxable gain).As for replacement property, it just has to be real property - meaning it can be commercial, STR, land, etc!

So, many people in your area may not realize its negotiable and just assume its always handled a certain way.

But I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world.

I'm certain there are plenty of people in the community willing to help. 

The problem is mainly a concern for people with a net worth or reasonable income. 

The triplex is much more popular with traveling work crews for specialists in the trades and insurance relocations, so if we were to do it again, I would probably worry less about making each room it's own rentable space and save a little bit of those costs. 

My immediate area, 5200 people, has 3 outdoor self storage and 1 new climate controlled.

I personally don't mind cooking on electric but I will say that cooking on propane is different than what most people know which is natural gas.