This is obviously a roommate situation, but I was under the impression that only an owner-occupied unit creates the ability to discriminate/prefer things such as gender, it doesn't seem right that a tenant can block a landlord from bringing in a new tenant whose sex the current tenant doesn't prefer.Is this right of refusal really extended to other tenants already inhabiting a unit, or does this turn into a Fair Housing situation, where no discrimination can be practiced, since the owner does not live in the unit, merely a tenant who is complaining that she does not want to live with a male.

Not all of Canada is deathly expensive, down east in the Maritimes we are merely fully priced ;-)If you have the cashflow to pay a 5-yr amortization on a 150K condo(?)

It's merely that, a choice.

,'I dont claim to know the law well,so your comment was uncalled for.I know that sec deposits arent used for rent,I merely said we waived it.I am grateful for all advice,pls keep it coming.

Of course, I was merely trying to shed light on the topic as a tool, not to train people how to use that particular tool.I'm not going to enter a debate about what is -- or isn't -- a niche.

Fix&Flip and wholesaling income is merely double on 2nd year.

This is why many CA people invest in the midwest.Jeremy:These "rules" of 1% and 2% are merely guidelines - rules of thumb, if you will - which are very much artefacts of the U.S.A. domestic real estate market - and, as such, should not be expected to be applicable globally.  

I will DM you the contact information of the person who helped me re-zoning my 6 unit to 7 units.

With low to no barrier of entry for a bunch of cheap rentals OOS, why the hell would those people rent from you when it’s cheaper for them to buy with a mere 3% down?

Paid a mere $300 for it.