I would give them a notice to end the contract as soon as you are legal able to do so right after closing, and let them know that you will tear it up if they pay all rent due by the grace period. 

Great place for education and to get connected.

In any job role you jump into you will have a period in which you won't be truly in the front lines.

Many lenders are doing periodic occupancy checks and because the property is investment / Rental, if caught committing "Occupancy Fraud" the lender can call the note due, foreclose and the owner is out like the fat kid in 5th grade dodge ball!

Cheaper to set up, shorter loan period, interest rate changes with the market.Both of those are assuming you want to own property.

I have educated myself well and good at crunching numbers, but I lack the procedural experience that comes with deal making when it comes to multifamily.   

They make educated guesses about each and make their "bet". 

If you go the in-class route for the continuing education as well, then since the school itself administers the test, the instructor literally gave us exactly what we needed to know since he was the one who made the test.

Lots of great Canadian real estate podcasts to continue your free education:-Truth about Real Estate Investing...for Canadians-Breakthrough Real Estate Investing-Where should I invest?

Self managing was a terrible idea, but it was exactly the educational experience we needed in order to appreciate our property manager.