I see a repeat of 2008 and a opportunity for Canadians to profit in the future due to our more stable financial positioning.

I’m not a financial advisor and won’t try to sell you anything.

Arbitrarily replacing something is not a sound financial move.8% - 10% for CapEx is generally a good start point.  

Contact some local investors and property managers and pick their brain to see what strategies and price points are profitable so by the time you are financially able to make a move, you will hopefully already have a few properties to pull the trigger on

I help investors all the time analyze anything from smaller SFR's to the larger MFR's complexes through my financial model I built so please let me know if I can be of assistance if you come across one you like.

I got my real estate license once we had decided that real estate investing was going to be our path to financial freedom.  

She put on a very good show regarding her personality and type of person that she was and I have paid the price for that financially and mentally enough already.Thanks in advance 

(I've already begun work on spreadsheets, but finding out the specific fees and management rules for each condo/condotel is daunting and I don't want to start actually shopping until I know a lot more about each condo association).- I am totally aware of the problems with condos.

In addition to an NDA, ask for either financials or a business plan.

Be certain that you factor this into any financial analysis.