Well I am going to rent my in law put for track season and probably get a hot tub to get more interest.

I would be hesitant to put any money into a property during a redemption period as you would put your capital at risk if the property is redeemed or the sale is successfully challenged.Once the redemption period passes and the county issues the deed directly to you it would be safer to begin any renovations. 

My criteria is actually similar to yours:Purchase Price: $450k-$600kRehab cost: $100k - $200kMy partner, Jake, and I have experience in construction and want to put in sweat equity, but need capital to execute our strategy.

My team and I are putting together plans on how and what we should do but I'm already thinking ahead of everyone's role and percentage of ownership in this potential partnership.

Over the last 6-7 months, I’ve been doing my best to “get smart” on real estate investing, starting off with Rich Dad principles, which led to Rich Dad Advisor (McElroy, Sutton, etc.) audiobooks, which led to BP podcasts and doing YT research on tax benefits…I’m feel ready to take action and start putting everything into practice but still not certain which method is best for my first investment property.

The other issue is that these same tenants smoke, not on the property, but they put the butts in a can on the wooden porch and then dispose of them - gross really - anyway, Ontario is going the way of BC more and more - very tenant-friendly. 

No... we replaced the roof, why put in a crappy hvac?)

You shouldn't have an issue putting a lease in front of them to renew if they want to continue living at the property.

The trick is to spade out the flower bed, throw in some black Mulch, buy some flowers I'd leave them in the plastic pots, because they're going to die anyway.When they start to droop, pull the plastic pots out and put new ones in- still of the Plastic pots.

As someone that receives 100s of pieces of marketing, texts, and calls in a given month I can tell you that I put everything I get from some sort of automated caller/mailing system directly in the trash or just lose/block the number.