I would recommend googling some companies around you that do countertops and visit them.

I work for a Property Management company and have done it for years so I am not a rookie. 

A lot of the things a mortgage company requires is to protect their financial interests (and subsequently protect you also)....getting title insurance, a survey, an assessment/inspection, and requiring home owner's insurance. 

I wanted to introduce myself and my company, Handy Central, to everyone. 

Although a bank or insurance company would fit nicely into Berkshire’s existing platform, Canada does have restrictions on foreign ownership of those assets – so my bet would be either an energy or utility-oriented opportunity (plenty of them in Alberta) or perhaps a significant stake in Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns the Circle K brand and has a significant global presence, potentially meshing nicely with Berkshire’s recent purchase of Pilot Flying J.This year, I had the pleasure of travelling to Omaha with some friends from New York University’s Real Estate Development program and got to catch up with old friends from all over the world.Alas, my favorite Buffett-ism from the meeting was "Understand that the market is there to serve you, not instruct you".

if your brand new using a trusted agent in my mind is the way to go.off market properties are full of wholesalers who have zero fiduciary to you.. most will puff ARV and rehab estimates are WAAAY off to make the deal look good.. they will not give you a property disclosure form that the seller needs to fill out etc etc. 

Somewhat agree, I do think there are a ton of bad PM companies out there.As a prior renter, I’ve seen my fair share of them too.  

I am a licensed mechanical contractor and ran a commercial service company for around ten years, but never messed with new construction in that business.

Additionally with my own company we have designed our own letters and our own website that look a bit different from the typical marketing strategy out there.

If you aren't doing this with an LLC or other company, then the money is "still all yours" - you can freely do as you please with those funds (once the rents accrue enough for you to have a comfort level).I would suggest you contact a good accountant (CPA) knowledgeable in real estate matters to assist you with starting up your accounting system for this rental.