@Jay HinrichsYou're right, there used to be a lot of confusion because so many buyers didn't know what a 1031 was that they were scared of a seller doing one- wondering how it would negatively impact them.  

Biggest Impact on cost for my buildings:•Size of units (3k sqft SFH vs 900 sqft house)•I found my largest long-term costs were driven by size: interior paint, flooring, water damage, roof.

It's economy is actually pretty steady, it is not as impacted as much by outside influences, low price point for homes, 60% rent market, local, population has increased steadily along with income (follows inflation).  

Great job on the flip too, small touches like the tile Wainscoting in the bath make a HUGE impact on potential buyers!

He has had a major impact on how I approach real estate.

Married with two children.Joanne is a trustworthy, honest and a successful Real Estate agent with many transactions thru the years.She possesses cross-cultural sensitivity with diverse groups of clients as well as multi cultural background.Joanne is multilingual she speaks Spanish, French and Creole.

The fact that the reason the contract has expired is because of the sellers doing has no impact here?

Ah, many factors at work here.If you would feel more comfortablly refinancing, your credit should obviously have an impact on your decision.

Part of it may be the culture in Ontario.

Great to have another construction guy around... and in particular, I believe your commercial background will serve you exponentially.The only thing positive about DC traffic is that it does keep me still enough (literally and figuratively) to soak up the podcasts... they make the insanity tolerable (so thanks @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner - the impact of your podcasts far exceeds the knowledge gained)!