You have health care covered for little costs.

I'll also be retiring from the military so will have a small income stream and low cost health care to reduce some of my risks.Thanks to all those who post on the forum for your inspiration and specifically to the BP Podcast for tons of fantastic ideas and to J Scott who's sample plans I've studied while drafting my own plan.

What you have depicted in your inaugural post is the general dilemma of the Canadian real estate market.

My dilemma is making the house that bares the HELOC ( needs some work) more marketable buy investing more money to attract a buyer/tenant and still having left over funds to put towards additional property.

I am having a dilemma in finding a cash flowing property in Socal within resonable driving distance from my work..most everything is around 450k-500k for a 4 unit and being an owner operator in at least 1 (FHA guidelines) isn't going to net me cash flow...I have been getting very anxious because I fear I won't be able to acquire something that will be a good investment...

About how old is he, any health issues, how's his financial position roughly?

You're kinda in a dilemma.

They're older and not in the best of health, so the intention was they could stay here the rest of their lives.

I am working on an article to compare different markets.As far as "becoming familiar with the rental market", I don't know if you mean the health of the rental market, the neighborhoods, or talking to property managers.

Good question Elizaveta Voloboeva - I understand you dilemma.