Hopefully you are in somewhat of a in demand area as well.

I'll try to reach out to you individually.

I would partner with a professional REA who can give you and your partner a realistic idea of what you can afford and how much the "cost of money" will be for you two considering your individual situations.

That being said, with the market cooling off currently in BC as well as most of Canada and still a high demand for rentals, shouldn't an investor be able to find great deals that meet the rules of thumb?

I thought I remembered hearing of some form of loan that has higher rates but can cover multiple properties and is flexible, so that they can be sold individually. 

It seems that if I am interested in going at it as a private individual, I'd have to partner up, simply because I am not there to find and make deals.

It seems that if I am interested in going at it as a private individual, I'd have to partner up, simply because I am not there to find and make deals.

My accountant likes it as I can send him a copy of my file and get his direct input where needed.It also lets me track each asset individually and track WIP for each property so I can get accurate profit and loss statements as I go. 

As alluded to above, the operational issue with blanket loans is you give up control of the sale of individual properties to the bank.

Let me state this plainly; no reputable lender, in this day and age of NMLS licensing and the ramifications against the individual loan originator and the broker, will "work with you" to get a loan through.