Long story short we have stayed pretty close since then and in a sense they have been mentors to me, great people. 

I look forward to hearing your success stories!

The process in most places is relatively painless in spite of all the horror stories.

But same story. 

Its the interactions-learning from mentors mistakes, helping tenant buyers into homeownership etc.Nothing beats a heart warming story

We decided to add a third story addition as well.

We obviously have a lot to learn, it just doesn't feel like a good start (what I meant by feeling deflated).He also has a pretty convincing sob story about how he needs the rent money he should be paying me to put a security deposit down for another apartment.

That means that if you owned a few stores along Yonge Street with some offices or apartments above, you were in luck, because the government had just declared that you could build 20, 30, or 40 stories instead of two, three, or four.

If everyone is up for it I can work on organizing a get together at some place and sharing our stories. 

I have listened to some of his stories and I am still trying to grasp what he wants to do with his sales proceeds.