I could see however if you've been burned in the past that this is just sort of one of your golden rules.

So here are the prospective tenants that i have :1)  first couple are section 8 and the guy kind of looks like a white trash with golden teeth and a bunch of tattoos and he says he is disabled and  on Medicare but he is very young.

Here are some successful ones.List of Successful Syndicators Joe Fairless - https://www.ashcroftcapital.comIvan Barratt - http://www.barrattassetmanagement.comGrant Cardone - https://cardonecapital.comNeal Bawa and Jean Marc - http://financial-attunement.comKira Golden - https://directsourcewealth.comBrian Burke - https://praxcap.com Tag Birge and Andrew Held - ttps://www.birgeandheld.comBrian Adams - http://www.adamsinvestorgroup.comVinod Chopra - http://moneilinvest.comChad Doty - https://37parallel.comKevin Bupp - https://sunrisecapitalinvestors.com (mobile Home Parks)Scot Meyers - https://selfstorageinvesting.com (Self Storage) Hunter Thompson - https://cashflowconnections.comDevin Elder -http://www.djetexas.comMichael Becker -http://www.spiadvisory.com/

Especially in the golden horse shoe area, gta Ottawa or Ontario in general really. 

He provided so many golden nuggets as he shared six essential steps in his process: 1) segmentation, 2) delegation, 3) documentation, 4) replication, 5) expectation, and 6) prioritization.

The following drive housing prices:Disposable income - very high right nowPopulation increase - many areas are experiencing large population growthInterest rates - still lowInnovative mortgage products - not the same as 2008 but still lots of flexibilityAccess to credit - credit markets are wide openMortgage backed securities - we are in the golden age of capital with huge demandHousing service providers - there are huge personal incentives to push transactionsFinancial literacy - this will always cause irrational decisionsOn a different note, I recommend talking about things that matter with people who care. 

Great location in Richmond, district, across directly from Golden Gate park.

as you are passing up a golden opportunity if he is interested in what you are doing and would want to get involved. 

If you can find something that nets enough income to cash flow OVER your mortgage payment while you're living there, then you're golden.

You can do both, but this is just my opinion, focus on your career first that ultimately be your golden door to be able to get great/large loans with a very good interest rates/deals and invest accordingly!