That helps some...but your variable expenses also go up too - property insurance & taxes - so a lot of your rent increases go to offset rising variable expenses.I started at the age of 47 in 2018 and we bought properties fast and furious - 12 the first year, 10 the next, and 9 in 2021 and currently have 38 properties. 

When they pay out a claim, the money comes out of their pocket.

Am I setting myself up for a tax nightmare?

One thing to think about are the tax implications of being a Canadian paying US taxes.

Keep in mind taxes go up as do rents.

The data they pull from the tax records on how much a home last sold for, often not updated, or completely wrong.

Your requirements to defer all tax are to purchase at least as much as your net sale. 

I don't see much data to back up these wild claims in the article.

Because of the nature of a tax lien, it would be difficult to obtain financing from a commercial lender secured by the tax lien itself.  

So on numerous occasions, I have expressed my concerns about staying within my budget.Now on top of this, the property manager let the pipes freeze and they leaked and the boiler also cracked which I was told to file an insurance claim.