I think from what I gather from feedback - tell me if I am right: 1. buy newer built condos or townhouses 2. watch out for HOA / condo fees - the lower the better3. have nice cash flow coming in -- ie .5%+ ($400k investment = make sure it rents for $2k+)4. 3 bedroom is better than 2 and 2 bedrooms is better than 15. see markets 1 hour outside of Toronto -- check Hamilton, Guelph, Cambridge, maybe even London6. houses are better for appreciation but will be more work and more expensiveAnything else I missed?

Specifically what area of Dayton is it in? I

My question; is it illegal to pay myself a finders fee through the company i have partners in? I

Once tenant is in, I go to the bank and refinance all or most of the capital to be cashed and the fund often gets back the full $650K. 

I'm trying to develop a goal, a plan, and a specific pathway to get there so I can present it to her to get her buy-in. I

The industry you are in is a very tough one, myself coming from the airline pilot industry as being so cyclical I and appreciate many of the things you are going thru, especially with the downturn that my industry is currently experiencing.If I were to give you some advice I would suggest that you first define your end goal which is seems like you have already, Now you need to make that a SMART Goal with and end date attached to it and then actionable steps that you can take on a daily, weekly, monthly , yearly track.

Xavier, What State are you in? I

The margins seem pretty slim if you rent it out (I didn't see any assumptions for mx or pm built in). I

Had they renewed the contract and there was mold left, of course a mold waiver would go into the contract as well.Second landlord lesson:  I was house hacking and one tenant's background check came back with a violent event but he was a smooth talker and explained it away and I let him move in.  I

Mine at least used to show mostly threads that my colleagues had posted in. I