It has sucked.The good news is that today I was presented with a 350-unit development project in Manor that I'm planning to get started on soon and I am actively working on some commercial development projects as well that should hopefully turn into winners. 

Furthermore, I've developed a strategy to save enough cash to get started on investing; only thing is I dont know where to go from there!

I’m working on developing my own list of questions but I’d love to hear other opinions.

It was newly built in 1987, the developer got a mortgage of $300K, based on appraisals of $350K.

I spend a lot of time reading and listening to develop them. 

I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you all and forging and being a productive member of this community.I am a software quality assurance manager in Toronto, ON and live in Niagara Falls(St Catharines) ON.

Have rental increases of at least 2% go up annually each year.If you are building from the ground up and are not experienced have a fee developer help out but they can cost 100k or so per project.You could also not even construct the building but have the tenant do a ground lease instead.

@Kai Van Leuven developers developers developers developers developers.I have no idea what people are doing in the city of Seattle w.r.t. rental property, but it feels like every house that isn't an owner residence is immediately bulldozed and replaced with a mcmansion.

Maybe @Jay Hinrichs can help you, he's developed all sorts of projects. 

Do a risk assessment of these factors, then develop your strategy.You will have a stabilization period with possible negative cash flow, but once you get through it you will have a much easier time with your own tenants and lease.