Your record of this deposit (via teller slip or online transfer) will be your receipt of payment.This elimates complextity and the additional steps/rules that come with using a third party to collect rent.I get an email alert when a tenant makes a deposit, and each rent amount is unique so I know who has paid in case they don't have the teller add a memo to the payment.They can transfer funds online, or walk in to a local branch with cash, personal check, wampum, etc. 

Be mindful that there is a different depreciation system for properties in a foreign country.Best of luck.

I would like the system set up where the tenant pays for the utilities.

Muskoka is a very unique market in it's own.

We have a unique property we are looking at in upstate NY.  

Systems, processes, efficient, organized, steady, handles all the details.Another model is:1.

Systems, processes, efficient, organized, steady, handles all the details.Another model is:1.

Plus, a house is a huge system built from smaller systems, and parts. 

Because the system is not in your favor (much like loans/ banking) and there are plenty of things that you are not thinking of nor are equipped to deal with as situations arise, so you pay a professional.

Definitely a unique position to be in.