To be thorough, I would invite both of your input and also be looking to recruit a {Canadian} accountant and/or attorney with the relevant taxation and cross-border experience ... there must be some hiding here on BP?]

Certain alternate energy components, they qualify for a shortened depreciation period.In any case, by shifting the heating costs, you've increased the value of your asset pretty dramatically.From  bizfilings.com/toolkit/sbg/tax-info/fed-taxes/cost-of-capital-assets-not-deductible-expense.aspxBeware: Buildings Are Actually Multiple Units of PropertyIf you own a building, you already are aware that there are numerous systems within that building, such as the plumbing system and the heating system.

Yes there are numerous ways but it takes some creativity and perseverance....I started on a shoestring budget so I searched websites that scan multiple website posting all at once like searchtempest.com  and searched for motivating keywords to find sellers and even landlords.  

Thank you for the invite to reach out for help.

Brie Schmidt, thanks for the invite.

He answers the door and (with a sheepish look on his face) apologizes for avoiding my calls and invites me in, he tells me that he was offered 30k upfront by somebody else.  

Renting to UGA fans for home football games seems that would invite vandalism and god knows what.  

Let's invite our banking guru in to comment on financing, notes, etc.

There are numerous possible pitfalls- make sure you understand the zoning for the property inside and out.

Your results will improve in time as your numerical efforts increase.