The last thing you want to do is destroy some elderly person's nest egg because they're counting on you to avoid foreclosure.

I wouldn’t count yourself out.

The Bungalow upstairs is just 1 big room, but they’re counting it as 2 bedrooms.

@Luc H. approach is the best one.Sooner or later Interest rates will go up and those buying in cities like Vancouver (GVA) counting on appreciation may be faced with a tough situation. 

Property purchase from yourself (or an affiliate) does not count as a qualifying asset for purposes of then various asset tests under the OZ rules, so doing the purchase now and figuring out the OZ piece later likely won’t work.Also remember that you need to have capital gains that were triggered within the last 180 days to be eligible for ANY benefits under the OZ rules, including the 10-year tax-free appreciation election.

That doesn't apply to duplexes, as they count 75% of the rents towards your income. 

Don't count your chickens yet...

(This goes for rehabs of course - I don’t think it really applies to long-term rentals.)In general no, I would not count on any insurance discount when you’re trying to determine if the cost of the alarm system is worth it.

Honestly if it was a legal billboard location on a road that has a high traffic count there would probably be one there.

@Alexeis Menendez what are you specifically looking for: unit count, purchase price, class of asset, submarket, etc.