@Matt R. out of curiosity, do you cherry pick your selection of REITs or stick to broad REIT indexes and such?

I know with rising home prices and new builds in the suburbs competition has been fierce both buying and renting.For me, I have seen a pretty flat trajectory in my rentals if not a small dip, but I am usually at the top end of the rent spectrum because I usually do a renovation and it is basically  brand new.The rentals I have had an increase on have only been 25-50 dollars per month, approx 2-5%.

Categoric failure would require global change the likes of which have not been seen in recorded history like broad scale depopulation or a sea change in global governance eliminating current incentives.

A lot of the houses available on MLS aren't on there and stuff that is on there has been off the market for weeks or even months (if not directly updated through MLS they need to be changed by the uploader who often doesn't do it).Instead use Realtor.com for broad searches and a local broker website to get the most up to date info through an Internet Database Exchange (IDX) enabled website.

Despite what you've heard, Real Estate investing is risky and requires a lot of knowledge in broad areas to be successful.  

That's a fairly broad question.Here's some food for thought though. 

A broad generalization and not entirely true but not that far off either.

How broad is the Canadian database?

Mowers may get stolen in broad daylight. 

Some denominations put deed restrictions on their properties, listing some of the uses that are forbidden, and sometimes they are pretty broad.