there's people out there who will fund downpayments for equity in the deal or a preferred return. hit up local meetups and facebook groups and have some conversations

The program is neither good nor bad, there's just different pros & cons compared to cash paying tenants.Have offered to schedule a call with you numerous times to try and assist you, but you seem to prefer posting & posting & posting - which will take so much longer:(What are the chances you'll actually invest someday, given how long it's taking you to do basic research?

I'm looking for super low cost, or preferably free.

They've also said that you'll need to show something to prove that you've had at least one 2+ day guest stay in the last 6 months (to be grandfathered in), and recently have assured that your permit will be transferable should you sell the home.

I have some clients who prefer to have a PM for maintenance/contact/rent collection/general management and will place tenants and write leases for themselves in exchange for a reduced rate.  

Obviously, there are people that would prefer to buy turkey properties than other types of properties, otherwise turnkey companies wouldn't exist.

@Denise CarringerMy preference is to go local - some community banks offer this type of service or local escrow companies, which is what I found, because they offer a higher level of service than most national.

Some mortgages also don't allow a second lien on the property, so how do you provide the seller with assurance?

You may want to live in a world of Wild West, anything goes business (I won't mention the orange haired political elephant in the room) but I assure you, your ignorant, uninformed, and weak defense of this sort of activity is not common.

However, we export only 1% of our exports to Canada, so any reciprocal tariffs placed by Canada will assuredly have an impact but a proportionately muted one.