Quote from @TC Scott: When selling a house as you know the fees typically come from the seller's net proceeds (commission, closing costs etc.).

Start small with strategies like house hacking, leveraging your hands-on skills for value-add properties, and building a strong team or network to reduce risks.

With the current downturn in the Canadian housing market, I'm curious if anyone is currently investing in the Toronto or Niagara Falls areas, or any other markets in Ontario that might present good opportunities.

Over-relying on a coach for every decision can hinder your ability to develop critical thinking skills and confidence in your own judgment.5.

He was my inlaws realtor when they bought their first house, and we have used him for 3 single family home purchases.

You’ve developed a moderately fast wealth accumulation strategy that’s relatively low risk, enabling you to ride out down cycles, negative cash flows, unexpected necessary expenditures, etc.  

I found an area I felt comfortable living in and I bought a house with an FHA loan.

As far as PadSplit, you'll have to check city and county laws concerning the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a house. 

I have done some deals that barely have a little positive cash flow in neighborhoods that I know very well and know that the house should appreciate well and that I will have no problem always finding great tenants.Hope all this helps.

I get what your saying I was employed in the late 80s by a big syndicator in SF who had over 250 different apartments  senior housing student housing shopping  MHP and i headed up land development for them..