The formula that is sticking out as a potential to me is what I have been doing quietly the last 6 years: buying a cosmetic SFH fixer in B areas with 3% down, live in and renovate, long term rent and repeat.

Idaho says, “hold my beer.”You go Idaho!

If you are buying a buy and hold rental, do not pull a HELOC or you're paying a mortgage payment on the new property AND HELOC interest.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

If you are looking to just calculate profitability, set how much profit you want to make then:ARV - Purchase Costs - Holding Costs - Selling Costs - Desired Profit - Rehab Budget (including contingency) = Maximum Allowable OfferIF you cannot calculate those numbers, a spreadsheet isn't going to help you. 

Additionally, some states hold Escrow and Title services differently. 

It won't hold a heavy mirror.

Be careful when you select entity types.A pass-through entity in the United States, such as an LLC, may not hold the same characteristics in Canada.What market are you looking to invest in?

Nick Raimondi, who claims to be a managing partner at Insula Capital/Atlantic Holdings, after we were working with the seller and our lawyers, got our LLC, jumped through all the hoops they wanted us to, only to sit down at the table yesterday at the lawyers office to yet another stipulation.

I have switched from BRRRR to just buy & hold and let the market do the work for me.