Still rented out.Final numbers/budget break-down are shown in excel below.Final Renovation Budget Dec 2017Key lessons learned>Incorporate security into renovation plans>>Allocate budget for fencing, securing perceived weak points and window coverings >>Time is money – I could have subcontracted a lot of this work out very early on and finished the house in <4wks vs letting it stretch out over seven months, two break-ins and a hurricane, not to mention lost rental income (could have rented the bedrooms out starting in late April vs mid-July)Stuff I can do now that I couldn’t before>Install flooring and baseboard (market rate is $2-3 sq ft for labor)>Remove a toilet, floor a bathroom and install a new toilet in <90minutes>Remove/Install sinks>Repair exterior housing>Backsplash tilingNow for the before & after photosScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.11 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.25 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.03.56 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.05.21 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.55 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.24 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.16 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.06.08 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.04.40 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 7.05.37 AMLIVINGBEFOREAFTERScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.50.41 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.50.50 And the final professional photos - not bad for a $24k rehab!

We could refi and get some of the cash out, but that would remove any of the cashflow we have currently, which doesn't seem to make sense. 

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Any potential government intervention to remove the stress test or increase the amortization period for CMHC insured mortgages would most likely increase demand.

What will it cost to remove?

Can you secure a seller's home, and stay in the middle (sandwich lease option) for 180 days, and if the tenant buyer does not exercise their option, remove them and move on to a new tenant for another 180 days until you find a tenant who excercises their option?

He will remain on the deed till the 21,250 is paid off then removed from deed on the property.  2) ??? 

Trusts create this anonymity by removing your name from public record.

A federally backed mortgage will require insurance unless the property has previously had a removal letter.

And I do negotiate on those.. we read the settlement statements there Is no question they try  to pop in little charges and I get them removed.