This would be my first project of this nature.

Naturally, the buyers walked when the deal did not move forward.

I've looked at Surrey and some of the regenerating areas of Vancouver City, but don't own anything here.

You can get with a title vendor and look for mortgagee names that look private in nature and try and contact them.

great post above David,, I am here for much the same things.I don't recall RK advice that 401k accounts are for suckers, if he really did state something to that nature, I will premise all my suggestions to read his book with a disclaimer to IGNORE the horrific 401k advice.

@Steven Hamilton II - given the nature of lead abatement, it could be considered an improvement rather than a repair, and as such the net expenditure would be depreciable rather than deductible.

If you have a strong historical capital and rent appreciation rate it might make sense to get into this market and wait for natural rent increases and appreciation to take hold and make for better investments if you wanted to stay local.You could also consider looking for turn-key investments in another city (Indy, Memphis, etc) where the returns could be much better - but the risk without having the ability to drive by the properties could be greater.

Keep in mind there is a difference between Natural Gas and LPG.

Our preferred heat source is natural gas and we have converted many places from oil to nat gas.

Make sure there is good ventilation because anyone breathing the fumes in for a longer time will be subject to brain damage.Once you got all your safety gear, get a metal bucket you can pour the stripper in and a natural bristle brush.