All do roofs,  walls, exterior stuff,  and are insured to rebuild back to drywall if place is burned or gets taken down by a tornado or something.  

Mostly from my salary, but I also own two SFH which I rent for $1300/month each with mortgages of around $800/month, including taxes and insurance.My goal is to retire by the age of 35 and focus my energy on either owning an apartment complex or commercial real estate.

If its the latter I'd recommend you focus your time and energy more on analyzing deals.

Most houses don't burn down or get blown away by tornado either, but how many people go without any insurance on their primary residence?

I am a big proponent of Airbnbs and a self proclaimed rule breaker but after getting burned several times by bending the rules, I recommend that everyone know the regulations that are currently in play and any that may be coming down the pike so that you don't get stuck with fines. 

Of course, doing this type of work will save money at first, but if you are trying to scale, you want to focus your time and energy elsewhere. 

Do other Canadian investors all maintain active income to reduce the burn?!

We also fixed some incorrect electrical work(Think burn marks behind drywall, at improper electrical junctions), and got everything back in decent order.What was the outcome?

Hello BP, My wife and I are currently rehabbing a 4 unit property in Augusta, GA. We had not originally planned to replace 20 windows, but it looks like we need to. Is the cost of the windows tax deductible? Our CPA i...

I’ve seen my parents retire without a ton of income options and I want to have as many options as I can when I do.I feel that I'm at the right place in my life - energy level, focus and ambition to commit to building my Real Estate portfolio.How about you?