Last night I went into my spare guest bathroom for something to discover an active leak that I suspect was caused by the tenants heating guy shutting down the system, flushing it, and restarting it.

You can also find off-market assumable loan opportunities by soliciting foreclosures or cross referencing your VA, FHA, USDA list with active listing in your current market.I hope this helps! 

Also, define how you'll share the acquisition costs, such as the down payment, renovation, and closing costs.Payment Responsibilities: Explain how to divide and pay for regular costs like mortgage, property taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees (if applicable), and upkeep expenses.Management and Maintenance: Agree on how property maintenance, repairs, and improvements will be handled, including decision-making processes, funding for these activities, and responsibilities for performing or managing the work.Single Decision Point: For example, I've seen situations where one person agreed to replace an appliance while another strongly opposed it.

There is definitely a lot of activity in the area right now. 

This sounds great, I just started investing in the US (and a few challenges have already popped up), so would love to meet and hear from you @Marco Santarelli and @Cal Ewing and others who are already active in that market.

That's the front yard basically for parking and the backyard for outdoor activities. how can I make the best of it.

Check out furnished finders to see if there's any active comps and what they are looking to get in your area.  

(Sidenote: I am not sure why people would execute a contract and pay someone for a service that requires you to be active in that service where they could stop providing the service). 

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Maybe they have done a deal or two or four, but are not making enough from the deals to support themselves, so need to sell their knowledge.Second, people who really are no longer active in real estate.