If I find someone in Ottawa that can help me, rest assured, I will definitely post it on this thread.

I can easily leave town anytime I like for extended periods of time and still easily self manage ... my units don't own me I can assure you. 

Of course, focus your investing in a growing economy such as that found in Colorado Springs and you have relative assurance of continued population growth, all of which will need a place to live.

A CPA should be able to do the following 3 things for you1) Provide you tax advice/strategies2) save you time from having to prepare your tax return; It can take several hours reading through new changes in tax law, reading tax form instructions and actually filling out the forms3) provide you assurance that you took deductions that you were entitled to.

Once this lease is up (eventually) they will be very motivated to sell (I'm sure) but that is a way off and I'd like to be first in line.The tenant is interested in subleasing the space but I don't have any desire to do that without any assurance that i will control the space in the long run.Any ideas as to how to entice the seller to make a deal?

After some time we talk again, and he agrees to a date one more time and assures me it will all be done 100% while I am out of the country.

Show them a POF or some sort of assurance that you are not wasting their time. 

I just needed to put these questions out there to re assure that I am on the right track.

His guest Charles Wentworth talks about lending 70% and needing personal assurance from the lead investor, who is on your team with MF experience, etc.Michael Blank's deal syndication analyzer also helps crunch the numbers so you can see all the splits, relevant metrics, etc.Happy investing!

From that point, you can also hire a Feasibility study consultant to give you further assurance before moving forward.