I know a friend who is an attorney, although they don’t specialize in housing law.

I've been pretty vocal on this platform against bad syndication practices out there. 

For the office, it is advisable to begin with home office deduction if one meets the requirements of the law.

Ensure the sublease is explicitly permitted in a written agreement with your friend and aligns with local STR laws.

.: It's not an issue IF their lease is scheduled to expire.My personal practice: when a tenant submits an application, I let them know I intend to contact their former landlords.

Thank you for coming back and clarifying it, the minor difference does make a difference to me in practice.   

Quote from @MIchael McCUe: Money isn't easy to save and $10,000( my debts) is a ton of money I want to save for a downpayment, I'm just starting so I don't have any money I would like to save $60,000 to buy a rental property, I think I could do it in  5-6 years, my brother filed bankruptcy and they relieved him of $6000 in debt from cash money.a list of my debtGst Hst Tax 4500 income tax from working with my dad I oweScotiabank credit card 1400Canadian Tire credit card 500cash money loan 2400Belair 600echelon 600should I pay the 10k back in the next while or should I file bankruptcy like my brother as It won't be for years until I am able to get a downpayment for a rental house anyway.You appear to be in Toronto, so the laws may be a bit different.

You don't have to sign the agreement, though some state laws require an exclusive contract.

My plan would then be to diversify by partnering with my mother-in-law on fix-and-flip projects for a year or two, which would increase liquidity.

* What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuits* How familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?