I live in the US and purchase properties in Canada regularly. 

@Rogers Smith, I use the plain white vinyl regular blinds from Lowes on most of my units.

Typically for SFR dwelling, most valuation are done with regular appraisal using most recent sales comps.  

Regarding the bedbugs, as professional exterminators, I can tell you that 100% of the cases we run into can be treated effectively with regular chemical treatment.

Because he's older and over qualified for the initial work he'd be doing, while he'd start as a regular employee, over time I'd want to give him a significant piece of the business so he'd be engaged and be a true 'partner' with me in helping me grow what I'm doing.

Account Closed Since I regularly teach people how to do Subject To and low to no money down, everything has to be reduced to writing for clarity.

Anything less than that is just a regular real estate transaction.Try looking at: The Best Types of Markets for Profitable Turnkey PropertiesandWhat to Ask When Working With a Turnkey Provider

Once your deal flow starts bringing in regular leads you will have the tools to put together a solid package for your targeted buyers.

Regular bulbs won't be replaced when they burn out or worse, out of five bulbs at least one will be broken off at the base (which you'll find at move out). 

Like anything, it would take a while to build your pipeline, but once it was built and the fees started coming in regularly, life would be good.