You need to start thinking a little more thoroughly, and be able to articulate, and test, your assumptions.

Thanks so much for the thoughtful and thorough response!

After a thorough review of systems, we had plumbers troubleshoot and repair/replace a couple of small chronic bathroom leak issues, and electricians installed a number of end-runs back to the panels so that rooms could each have window A/Cs running without tripping circuits and other such issue.

I haven't done any thorough research and my comment was not about the entire Canadian market, I can notice some correction in my local market anecdotally.

Paying too much initially can significantly impact overall returns, emphasizing the need for thorough due diligence and possibly more stringent financial analysis before purchasing.For future investments, consider leveraging local market knowledge further and refining your property evaluation techniques.

Hungry, hard working and thorough.

Anyway, I just felt like elaborating and to emphasize that you have to evaluate someone’s situation thoroughly, and of the financial products and services available I would not label anything in particular outright bad, it just may not be appropriate or as useful depending on the context of the situation. 

RecommendationGiven your goal of minimizing upfront costs while keeping control, here’s how you might proceed:Conduct a Thorough Title Search: Before committing, make sure there are no surprises in the title.

My clients often stress the importance of thoroughly assessing property values and having a solid plan in place for handling potential defaults.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.