Hi Mike,United Properties' service division is able to handle all manner of projects.

We are in this to build wealth.I believe that given the goal of building wealth in the most rapid and manageable manner, that the advantages of buying a multi-family property, living in one unit, and renting out the remaining units far outweigh the advantages of buying a standalone investment property as a first investment.  

Thirdly, while your strategy of self funding the down payments will work, it is not sustainable. 

@Justin HerringtonWhile Thorold does not give a maximum occupancy per dwelling unit in a direct manner, it appears to define any building providing lodging to more than four (4) occupants as a boarding house:“boarding house” means a building in which lodging is provided for more than four (4) persons in return for remuneration or for the provision of services or for both and in which the lodging rooms do not have both bathrooms and kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of the individual occupant;In turn, they restrict a rooming house or lodging house (but never marry definitions to that of the boarding house) as follows:Where a dwelling unit contains rooms intended to be used in conjunction with a rooming house or lodging house, the occupants may share a single bathroom provided that: (1) not more than nine (9) persons occupy the dwelling unit; (2) for each additional nine (9) persons or part thereof, there shall be an additional toilet, handwash basin, bathtub or shower; and (3) access to the bathroom can be gained without passing through: (a) a habitable room of another dwelling unit; or (b) an open area, which is not normally heated during the period of the year which heat is required by article 2.22.3 of this by-law.So, it appears to come down to whether boarding houses are permitted where you property is located (and whether they need to be specifically licensed), unless your building would be seen as a non-conforming duplex.This is the question, I believe Thomas was asking.

Account Closed  that's one way to do it, these are so cheap just throw away the ones that don't work after running cost your probably netting 350 to 400 a month over time. so in 50 months you have your initial capital back.. the proof in the pudding will be how you do in year 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ... any market is sustainable in the first year of a new rehab..

Without sustained wage growth, rents can only climb so high.

Investor agents sell a dream too, but it is just a much more sustainable one :-).

Do you have any, or all, of the following experience and skills:Blue collarbackhoelicensed home installertransport driverelectricianplumberconcrete workremodelerOfficeresident intake and screeningresident relations/community relations/governmental relationsbookkeepingcollectionsWhite CollarCompliance Management SystemDeveloping and Implementing a Marketing Plan that makes sense for the style and location of the community you buy.Selling homes at a profit and closing the sale.Establishing some legal and compliant manner by which your prospective residents can obtain financing to purchase the homes you are selling.For 4 and 5 star communities with prospective residents who average credit score is above 660 you will need to develop good relationships with outside lenders.For lesser communities or for communities where the marketing is geared to draw residents with credit scores below 660, you will need to develop some form of seller finance.Developing consulting or vendor resources for areas where help is needed.The more you already know, the less outside help you are going to need.

The rosy pro-formas touting above market rents to last forever year after year is a loser as it is not sustainable.

If you chose to keep it, hold it, can you sustain the holding costs?.