Would you consider this a smart move for my first rental property?

But trying to decide what’s the better choice initially for my first real estate purchase.

That's what the question you need to think from their perspective.Few smart enough to do mentorship by subscription but not many sign up because it's investment involved.

I looked at the property and said to myself “you own this now, the only choice you have is to make the best of it.”

I see you self manage but still mention you deduct it from your expenses, seems like a smart way to go about it.

Fact be told using a LLC is the choice of only about 50% of income property investors.

I've done a lot that many would say was not smart. 

Another question I have is would it be better to venture into the US real estate market as well since cap rates are just so much better and there seems to be plenty of opportunities especially in the midwest I have no issues with paying a property manager or even doing a turn key property to generate an awesome cash flow.This is my first purchase so I want to make the best choice so that I can use this income to flip to my next unit and again and again.Thanks again for the read !!

You may not have much of a choice though since the loan amount is small and not many lenders will do it.Hope this is helpful.

I haven't seen too much content yet along the lines I'm pursuing, but starting with 40+ units seems to be a smart way to go...