Btw, this kind of note-taking has been extremely helpful in other aspects of my life, and I imagine it will work quite well for real estate as well. 

The National Association of Realtors.That said, I will not be signing an Exclusive Right to Represent as an established real estate investor, and I’m honestly a little annoyed to be asked.I also realize this may qualify for Reddit’s AITAH channel.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

Honestly in Vancouver, you are unlikely to see anything that will cash flow unless you have a huge down payment. 

Margins on the market today are extremely tight.

.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.

Now that we are post hurricane I thought it would be good to get some honest opinions on STRa.

Even the most expensive property managers are EXTREMELY cost effective if you really think about it!

It is extremely odd the previous companies did not ask for that if they are collecting rent for you and issuing you disbursements.  

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!