Given the shortage of qualified contractors and trades it might take a while for the gap to close.

If I find myself with some extra time in the morning between leaving the house and driving to work, I may swing by and visit a property.

My advice is to not try to get somebody who is Jack of all trades.

This strategy involves a series of trade-offs and should be discussed relative to your specific personal financial situation with your licensed tax or financial advisor.

If you want zero crime, you have to go out to very rural areas, where rental demand is low, so it's a trade off - don't let crime stats be your deciding factor.USE GOOGLE EARTH - Especially when you start talking turkey with a provider and they start giving you prop addresses, plug those bad boys into google earth and take a virtual walk around the area!

I'm not sure how the transaction process happens when trading real estate in Canada.I'm curious as well!

On the other hand, if you know the expected GRM or X% Rule for that type of property with that typical Operating Expense Ratio in that specific market location at that specific moment in time, it’s fine to use it for a quick peak, but just make sure to run the CAP Rate before you get too excited.2) Trade-offs (this is where class of property comes into play)There is more than one way to make money in buy-and-hold.

Score is low, job income and trade is newer, using a gift for down payment,etc.I am not a lender or a mortgage broker however there is a very high chance that you will undergo manual underwriting instead of desktop to have any chance of a loan approval.On the EM try to make it as small as possible and also try to build a bunch of outs (contingencies) in the contract.

So no stranger to the building/remodel trade and never afraid to get dirty.

I don't think you getting anything else on the interior of the home but they did leave money on the table in regards to the debris removal allowances that should be higher and overhead and profit which should be included in the carriers estimate if you are actually using a GC given the multiple trades.