He browsed through the lease and recommended to use the 60 day notice clause in the lease to send a lease termination notice.

Head over to bank rate or and take a look at the mortgage calculators, plug in the numbers and get an idea of what the property needs to generate to satisfy the intended debt.You still have to underwrite the deal for the non-finance expenses as well(typically 40-50% of the gross rents). 

But the perception of difficulty is greater than the reality usually.

I’d love to connect with local investors and agents and, further down the line, with contractors when we’re ready to take the next steps.Looking forward to connecting and learning from everyone here!

If you really want to dig deep, pretend to be a renter and schedule a walk-through.

I suppose I'll just wait until I find a good applicant and be grateful I won't have a vacancy this time next year. 

That's the question that needs answered.

I do value her as a cleaner and she definitely goes the extra mile and are the eyes and ears on the ground for me.

I'd be happy to talk through the strengths and weaknesses with you.

My goal, over the next five years, is to utilize real estate in lieu of my current hourly consulting income, by building a portfolio of rentals.