I'm going to be honest, it is kind of scary venturing into unfamiliar territory, after 19 years in the home health industry, but being part of Bigger Pockets gives me the confidence necessary to not give up or slow down. 

To enhance your real estate investing knowledge, consider reading books like "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki, "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller, "BRRRR: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat" by David Greene, "Set for Life" by Scott Trench, and "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by Brandon and Heather Turner.

She's willing to pay the rent for the next two months to be a PITA, that is her choice.Inform her in writing the need to keep the AC set to a minimum level to protect the health and safety of the property even if she is not living there.

What you do have to check into are the limits for staying so that you don't lose your Canadian Health Insurance.

News & World Report's 2023 rankings, it's highly sought after for its quality of life and booming job market. 1 This popularity could mean great things for your rental property's demand!

They insert a sock and I believe use an epoxy product to create a liner inside the old cast iron pipe significantly extending its life for much less cost.

We have a dozen or so properties there, that are without water indefinitely, perhaps as long as month.Of course, that's small change compared to the utter destruction and loss of life.  

It's a trip for sure :-)There are many REI opportunities in different markets - markets in the Midwest and Southeast of the country are great - where not only are the purchase prices reasonable for most RE investors, but the homes are turnkey (new builds or completely rehabbed homes, tenant ready, systems 10 years of life remaining on them, property management teams in place) with appreciating home value AND appreciating rent.

Also , READING CHANGED MY LIFE - I struggled reading growing up, and now it's one of my favorite hobbies. 

I am too busy to hear about the latest unit that got broken into and stripped.. or the latest drama of tenant who cant or wont pay either their total rent or their portion of the rent after the section 8 payment. and then the constant turn over and cost associated with turnover.. the Investors buying these are not C and D class folks like the tenants that are going to occupy their props so they really have very little clue about how those folks live their life and on the razor sharp edge they are financially.