All our data was well-organized and cleanly presented (no dropping off boxes of unorganized documents in their lap).  

In some markets, it’s rare to hit the positive cash flow in B class or better, but cash flow can still be decent in the C+ areas. 

Might have a tenant that will sign a ten year lease and drop some money into the space.

With actual cash, you just transfer it. yes, but you can still bid with lender approval - without appraisal contingency - you send in deal (app), it gets approved by lender its functionally the same as cash (except in true lightning speed situations where there is a quick auction with little time to prep but thats generally pretty rare I'd think)Right, but that's not cash or functionally the same as cash because the lender can change the terms at the last minute, as often happens with less experienced hard money lenders.

I bought an outdated condo, planning to do a cosmetic rehab later when I had more budget.I moved out of the condo in mid-2024 for a job, and by September, my tenant noticed mice droppings.

I am no expert by any means but I thought I would drop my opinion here. 1) Should I focus on duplex since they're most likely less expensive in my area in category A or B properties, or aim for more units?

What I'm planning: buy and hold the property, brush and clean it up with intent to hold until cost of funds drops a little in 4-6 months.

So, for anyone who is further along in their journey that came across a book or content that was helpful to developing these skills, please drop a comment!

Now that last one "to transfer" seems to be rarely considered.

From all the news about Ontario it seems like rents are dropping.