But at the end of 2-3 years you now have experience and work and contacts and a starting pot of money.  

Get a crock pot to cook meals, wash dishes in the bathtub during the kitchen remodel.Have a plan.

Everything about the RTA and LTB regulations is on line.Your tenants leases are cast in stone for as long as they wish to remain as tenants unless they voluntarily agree to any new lease you offer.

This subsection does not prohibit a tenant from voluntarily paying more than one and one-half month's rent in advance.

Yes, your household income is taken into consideration, but a larger pot of income means greater loan amount approved.  

We had a 6 plex boiler go out.. was a 4 day deal.. sub zero temps.. we had to of course drain the heat lines and leave water dripping.. gave tenants multiple heaters and prayed the heat guys would get done. tenants ran their stoves with heated pots of water on top for steam. 

Unfinished jobs be damned, there's no way I would have a thief voluntarily return to my home.

plus by owning the home you can list it for say 120k and sell it retail and make your self a whole pot full of money.

He can pay or he can decide to leave voluntarily or through eviction.

This would allow for a comfortable retirement.I spent years analyzing deals from different markets across our country looking for my honey pot.