That's only achieved with QUALITY. 

Mine rented in less than 15 days.)All in all, that gives me $140 a month for vacancy, CapEx, and repairs.

Typically these repairs are mostly cosmetics.

And if it had flooded it would be more than $5,000 for the repairs.

Does anyone have any advice on effectively setting up temporary battery-operated cameras on a long-term rental property to deter break-ins and squatters while rent-ready repairs are being made before a tenant moves in?

Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

And 3 days a year I spend about 30 minutes pondering a repair, rent increase or turnover choice. 

Without the upside of a good neighborhood and/or quality property, I don't love it. 

Do it very intentionally, not just for the sake of scaling up, but to get better quality or easier to manage properties that will replace lower quality or harder properties. 

This simple update has big implications for property owners, allowing small repairs and maintenance to be handled more quickly and affordably.