I believe that I can still turn a decent profit by not using property management and implementing some  improvements to guarantee a rent at the higher end of market rates, but I'm pretty surprised at how marginal this looks.

But we haven't actually implemented that.

I might implement RUBS, or I might just raise rents; most of my competition is not all-bills-paid, and some folks like not having to sign up for utilities.

And I always come back with one or two nuggets of information or action items that when implemented more than pays for the event cost and travel time.J.T.

If there is anyone out there with experience implementing a BRRR type strategy here in the Great White North and would be open to sharing your experience with a REI Noobie, I’d really appreciate the opportunity to chat!

I want to start implementing what I learn as soon as possible.

I understand there may be potential up-selling, but I would like to know will the 3 day event without the $1000 offer help understand and implement real estate deals? 

Be careful on how you implement these, CA in general is a very renter protective state, I find that books on RE are often inaccurate in CA, flipping and rental books if I may say. 70% rule, 2% rule, it doesn't really apply, I would assume raising rent will drive tenants aways, 3% or $500/mo is only $15/year increase, but when you apply to LA where rents are $2000 for a 3/2, it will carry a hefty $60/year increase, at rnd of year 5, that's $300 more.

We are in the beginning stages of implementing a variety of different services to her landlords & investors, one being 1031 Exchanges.  

This must have been implemented within the last 18 months.