We establish a good relationship with our tenants over time and we are able to manage the units with ease.

Using cash to get a cash discount and or a negotiating edge due to ease of closing and the fickle lenders and associated appraiser issues melts away.  

So taking the creative approach can help ease the exit strategy, which (for me) is buy-n-holds.

I will be going to a new city and will not have this luxury so wanted to see what others had to say to ease my uncertainty or to validate why I am uncertain. 

For me, I eased in with a rental-ready property that does cash flow, but just not that much.

It seemed like a good way to ease into the rental side of investing -- no reno., no property manager, etc.

I plan to replace it all with a spiral staircase but will keep it around for demo and construction for ease of access.The fireplace will be removed.

In addition, when I first got into the business I thought I was going to acquire properties with ease and have a ton of cash flow per month....Well it doesn't quite work like that, if it were that easy everyone would do it.Thanks guys

We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease. 

Hey LubicaAs a fellow Canadian I feel your tension as well.