Sometimes I would be, but many times I wouldn't and the house would eventually get listed with another agent (after I failed to keep in touch). 

hello BP familyMy name is Stefan Chirila and moved in California from Romania in 2011. happy to be here and finally taking  my first action and come on board.I am 32 years old, did sport at the highest level all my life, I am married and Civil Engineer, when I moved in US I started working as a labor for a small construction company(didn't have rights, and not shame about that), throughout time I learned the language and got my rights and equivalent my degrees and eventually started to work in construction management as an assistant Superintendent for a very big GC, everything is good happy with my job with my growth in US in a very short time, but always had in me the filling that I can do more then just working hard and make money for someone else, always dream about financial freedom, never actually took actions in that direction. 

I am not terribly worried about this, as I know I will find my deal eventually, but as I stated in my original post, I am in a real time crunch.

Ben, I have doing this long enough to know that long distance investors will eventually loose owning cheap homes.  

The Finance Minister announced steps to curb the influx of foreign capital into the Canadian Real Estate Market  (in which he really meant TO and Vancouver ... down east we are not really suffering from the influx of foreign money ... sure we lost a 50-unit deal a couple of years ago to a Chinese investor, but the property was not worth what s/he paid, so we'll see it back on the market eventually).That said, Ottawa is only removing a loophole which has allowed foreigners to purchase a residence in Canada, claim it as their principal residence and then benefit from the personal residence {captial gains} tax exemption when they sell.  

Budget reserves for this eventuality and you should be OK.

Tax - 2.6k (6%)Landlord Gas Water Heating - 1.3k (2.9%)Landlord Gas+Oil Heating - 2.8k (6.5%)Landlord Other Utilities - 5.5k (12.6%)Insurance - 1.1k (2.6%)NOI - 11.8kLending costs - 8.6kAs is, cash on cash would be 5.5%Is (eventually) getting 10% cash-on-cash realistic here?  

I am looking for a job managing properties, maybe as a lease agent for an apartment complex  (second question, do you think that would be helpful for managing my own properties eventually?)

I'm now an agent with Keller Williams (Brier Creek), but I will eventually open my own firm or partner with someone who wants to do the same or who already has.

I was thinking doing a promissory note which could work for now but eventually I would like to have more 'Funding partners' Also I'm thinking proposing they put 100% of the cash, I put knowledge and skills and my time I would not charge anything to list and market the property and we go 50/50 on the NET profit.