i used FHA for the first property so it may take me much longer to have enough money to buy the second since it wont be FHA but I don't want to wait several years. are there any other strategies to buy properties quicker or do I Simply just have to wait until I have enough cash?

Put simply...I've seen turnkey sales that were done terribly in terms of rehab, weren't in great locations, and had tenants that were paying over market rent (to make the numbers look good). 

That is a full-time business in itself so we simply pay to skip the line there. 4.)

. - patience is the key in this market right now, as many of the deals we've reviewed simply don't work. 

There were 100% some rough years early on, to be certain, simply because it's hard to perfectly time the catching of a falling knife, but those that weathered the storm are sitting quite pretty today.

Is it simply not up to code?  

The walk through with a contractor for an on market property is simply to get a sense of their costs without any urgency. 

Currently looking in the Belleville area, simply for lower entry costs, but we want to get into the GTA market ASAP!

Technology today allows us to access detailed information and resources remotely, which makes it possible to make well-informed decisions even from a distance.Memphis is a city with a lot of hidden gems and under-the-radar opportunities that many investors miss out on simply because they’re not familiar with the local landscape.

It simply is a metric to measure that your odds of getting a return are better.