I personally dont do any of that.. every market / or most will have an active fix and flip sector or buy and hold sector the important thing to me is the operator full stop.. great operator will do well in any market and all the national data simply is noise at least at my level. ( loaning our own money and JV deals with our own money)  we dont broker or anything like that.

The stress involved in dropping a big deposit is such a PITA.

This means that if you do not want something as active as value adds, you need to be patient.  

If you sold it, what would you do with the money and how does the return compare to what you get now (factoring in the amount of work/stress with each option)?

However, we are seeing far more activity in Nova Scotia for both investors and clients.

It may be helpful:I can give you some general info on insuring the property:Here are some things to look for from an Insurance prospective:1.Any in-ground tanks (active or inactive)2.Any Knob & Tube or Aluminum Wiring3.If built before 1978, does the building have Lead Safe certifications4.Any wood stoves or secondary heating units.

While the power can't be selectively turned off, it’s really about active management and oversight once the utilities are in the PM's name.

Gita,At least the way I prefer to do things is to only run accrual based accounting activity on my day to day operations.

Update: I received an e-mail today from Delta updating me on the status - the Lot has been scrapped and several other activities have been completed, so it looks like the project is continuing.

@Nadia Jones Starting and running a fund is a separate business because it's something that you need to actively market for and regularly work on attracting capital to invest in.