I breathed it. and being a landlord was also my other passion.  

The numbers pencil well on $75k homes but those are best left to the local investors who live and breath the market.

Now just waiting for them to sell it (not holding my breath).I would focus on fixing up the unit and getting it rented to good tenants that you are able to thoroughly vet.

I do not like 5 years fixed on leases with fixed rental increases because you might not want to sell in 5 years and refinance rates might be higher but lease is fixed.I like 7 to 10 year fixed rate debt that almost goes a full economic cycle so gives buyer breathing room and time to see if they want to sell or refinance after a decent amount of mortgage paydown.

I then get into real panic attacks where I then can't eat and then have to do deep breathing to try to calm myself down.Does anyone have advice on how I can deal with this condition?

It's one of the aspects that attracted me to this niche which is kind of like a breath of fresh air. 

I feel like I am wasting my breath when I get on the phone with lenders when they don't want to dive into a specific market and rule out all rural markets.

I absolutely agree and this post was a breath of fresh air!

looking for your experience and wisdom regarding screening and selecting tenants in Ontario.I own a legal duplex in Barrie Ontario since 2014.in recent years, I had a few great tenants, some ok tenants , handful of  bad ones, and two that was a complete nightmare.last tenant  , haven't payed rent for 9 months and caused significant  damage to the house. he  is finally (deep deep breath...)  

You will have to take a breathe here.