I personally think you can successfully market both your property management (PM) and buy/sell real estate services under one brand if you position them correctly.

@Kristian Forbes Short of doing another house hack or negotiating the purchase price down a fair amount, I think that's going to be a tough one to make the numbers work.

I have someone who is having trouble STRing a house in Kissimmee.

We live well, have a nice house which I built from the ground up and saved 200k off the top. 

Gas or electric would be a much better option, safety wise, from a house fire standpoint, CO danger, or danger to children or pets from the open flames. 

House hack a 2-4 unit with the lowest down payment loan you could find. 3.5% FHA or 5% conventional.

@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.

FidelFidel,When I saw your question I got interested as most Canadian investors are rather running away (or pausing) from investing in RE in Canada.But to help in your journey, here's what I can share mostly from either my personal experience or discussion with relevant professionals. 

Quote from @Roger Flot: I was reviewing some renovated listings in my area and one indicated that even though the house was originally built in 1920, because of all the renovations bringing the house to current code, that you could get 2024 rates on insurance. 

We bought it in 2016, did nothing to it and made $40K, which we turned around and used to buy a duplex to house hack.