So that leaves me just 13 days for the Home Inspection, Title search, Mortgage approval, Oil Sweep, etc.I have been in touch w/ my mortgage guy and we've gotten things ready with all the pre-approvals and documents.Is it possible to close on such a short time frame?

I'm contemplating doing a BRRR, but I live in Calgary, and it's not only very expensive, but we're suffering from a big downtown because of oil prices.

The guys that pulled up in BMWs would have you check the oil, coolant, PS fluid, brake fluid, air in the tires, clean the windshield, then sneer at you as they paid their $10 gas charge.

I also know a little about FISH MLS....they seem very investor friendly.  

Looks like originally to be used as some sort of oil change store or automotive.  

I put an offer on a two-family home with a decommissioned underground oil tank.

4) Update oil tank to gas unit?

I would hope they have bigger fish to fry than someone selling a home 4 months early.

Our lease allows us to sublease for one year minimums which we plan to do for about $2500/mth + utilities including escalation clause.In this cozy little neighborhood of upwardly mobile millennials looking for a fun place to live, work and play and the well healed Baby Boomers seeking a cute place to hang out, take long walks on the beach, bike the many miles of beautiful coastline, golf, fish or surf to your hearts content.  

You don't mention whether the flue pipe is for a gas or oil fired piece of equipment but there are things that can be done to solve the problem, fairly inexpensively.