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Of course, there are always multiple ways to overcome any challenge, but this is how we have done it so far...My partner and I currently own and operate transitional living houses in a Midwest city, and it is definitely a different business than owning or managing standard rentals.  

Of course not all markets are you going to spend 10k on furniture and then double your rents or more than double the rent as in our case.

Here are some of my questions.1) Does anyone know a good training program or information source that could actually answer some of the detailed questions?

Is it to be expected that since I am hiring a property manager to look over my property, they should have kept a better watch on the place and should be responsible for fixing the damages, or is that just par for the course and I as the investor will end up having to pay for any damages done? 

If you file your taxes and you have 5 kids and you don't take that deduction, you missed out on the loophole- the IRS designed it this way- the ENTIRE system is a loophole and those that know how to navigate it reap its benefits and of course some of us miss them and find them later. 

Let's say you make $20,000 in income from that basis, which of course grows tax-free.

I believe Calgary appreciation has run it's course, but it's really an educated guess. 

I've seen numerous courses offered on Youtube but I am a little sceptical of those.

In advance I'm sure people will ask why I would have it under an LLC for my first property, of course liability protection but the main reason is Taxes, I'm not trying to have the added income from the property be on my personal tax returns.