There are of course the rules and regulations of getting a broker license, off the top of my head I do not recall but I believe it's 2+ years experience and/or a certain number of transactions under your belt.  

The only thing is he hasn't done gas plumbing and neither have I. 

Hello:I had an incident were a tenant just moved in and "by accident" caused minor plumbing damage. ($300 worth)Don't I bill them directly?

You asked about the legality, there are federal regulations that employers, sources of income, landlords, mortgage holders and debt holders provide applicants or their lenders with the information to applicants/lenders for insured mortgages.

The TOT regulation includes any structure used for transient sleeping per poses and states that you must register said place and remit taxes or be subject to a misdemeanor and a fine of up to $1K and/or up to 6 months in jail.  

When I self manage, I can go tighten the p-trap under the vanity and save a $100 plumbing bill plus the manager fee.

The house is older and needs new roof, furnace, electrical, plumbing, flooring, windows and a basic landscape job.

While Paul provides you links to some good information in his standard form welcome message, keep in-mind that areas of finance, regulation and taxation are somewhat different in Canada ... and different again in PQ from RoC.There is a small active cadre of Canadians here on BP, so when you do have a question specific to home, feel free to give a shout.

So we outline all major systems (plumbing, electric, hvac), roofing, siding, windows, flooring, ect.

. :)We all use the term like making deal, the point is when looking at law and regulations, know that the loan s made by he maker who is the borrower.