Towards the end of the year I was down to my last couple of grand until I had finally seen the results of my prospecting throughout the year.

Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense 

Not having experience qualifying prospects I would think that the leads you would get from here, if any, would be..... challenging. 

Also, you need to be prepared to screen prospective tenants yourself and verify vouchers before committing to lease.

Only wasted time and many prospective buyers in the mean time.

We've had some success recovering money owed, and we've seen it on credit reports.Recently a former tenant attempted to co-sign for another prospective tenant.

Only wasted time and many prospective buyers in the mean time. 

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Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

I'm hesitant to set a utility cap, as I worry that disclosing a specific amount (like $500) could deter potential tenants.