yeah I think that's going to be my biggest challenge since I don't know the cost of repairs very well.

Some of these seller ( listing ) agents do a very good job for their client where they handle everything.

I handle all types of escrows statewide, let me know if I can be of any assistance. :)

By that I mean a company that will acquire and sell to me a distressed property, handle rehab I pay for, and then provide good leasing and property management in-house afterwards?

I probably should have been putting away money while paying down my debt but I've been ultra focused on simply paying off anything with an interest rate.With my debt handled, now I'm going to start saving money.

I'd check with an attorney that handles claims like this.

One of the markets we invest into in BC's interior currently (Kelowna BC) has less the 1% vacancy rate, the city is going to be opening up the rules for adding a carriage house (or lane-way house) thus giving us a great opportunity to add another rental unit onto an existing property.The banks however will be happy to lend once the project is done but leaves us with a short term cash challenge to get the approx 200k to get the project up and complete. 

My positive mental attitude has helped me through some of the biggest challenges of my life, I fiercely protect it by carefully choosing what I expose myself to.

After reading your information, the one challenge I would have for you is to not stay in your job just because it will forgive some of your loans

The challenge was simple, I just needed to figure out how to pay for them.Although I can’t explain it, after reading a book called “think and grow rich”, I applied these principals and well, I started finding money.At the same time, I met a future partner, other local resources and decided to really start pressing for more deals.Over the next several months, I went on what my wife describes as an all-out war path.