Quote from @Jake Dunsmore: Hey Tony, I am a investment real estate agent here in Kansas City buying/selling off market deals very frequently.

I also rented nearby and could be at the property frequently. 

So, for those who frequently hire contractors (good ones), how do you find good contractors?

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While Canadian-specific groups aren't as prominent on Bigger Pockets, there's a thriving community of investors here who frequently collaborate across borders, especially when it comes to cross-border investing strategies and tax considerations.If you’re interested in connecting with more Canadian investors, I’d recommend starting by joining the BP groups focused on international investing.

Frequently I see builder's reps try to pass stuff off on buyers that is 100% not acceptable, but most buyers don't know the difference. 

We do sight unseen frequently.

For a Mid-term rental, I would say furnishing it with the cheapest but most durable furniture possible because of the frequent turnover.

Some counties will only give you a list by email or tell you to look at the county legal newspaper, but many counties post a list on their websites, which are updated frequently. 

Overall we have vastly more “good” tenants, and the law allows you to get rid of the bad tenants and maintain a desirable place to live for the good tenants who you want to keep.High-maintenance <=> High-Return: Those prior two points drive what I meant when I said the cash flows and NOI should be about double what they are on a “vanilla” MF (multi-family) purchase at the same price point, but it can be a high-maintenance proposition to manage the screening on the front end, the day-to-day management issues, the more frequent turnover and vacancies, and the frequency of needed court filings to get the keys back from a tenant when somebody is not being a good neighbor to your other tenants in the lodging house.Bottom line: We think we were right on point five years ago when we identified that SROs fill a critical niche that is in extremely high demand.