I don't wholesale real property, but I do not think this is a common practice.

In my area, gas is very common and cheaper than electric.

Start your agent search on the phone.

I liked a common piece of advice regarding being clear about the rental qualification process, requirements, and fees up front, and frequently.Based on that reading, I drafted the following as a cover page to the application itself.

In commercial deals it is common to have an attorney draw up a contract specifically for that transaction

@Scott Somerled -Thank you for the questions, and of course, we would gladly spend the appropriate time to answer any others you have have over email or phone, if you would like.

Fair housing laws state:If you or someone associated with you:Have a physical or mental disability (including hearing, mobility and visual impairments, chronic alcoholism, chronic mental illness, AIDS, AIDS Related Complex and mental retardation) that substantially limits one or more major life activitiesHave a record of such a disability orAre regarded as having such a disabilityyour landlord may not:Refuse to let you make reasonable modifications to your dwelling or common use areas, at your expense, if necessary for the disabled person to use the housing.

If you search a zip code it will provide common facts in the area I.E. crime, median house list & sale price, the % break down of rental and owner property, etc.

There will also be differences specific to Québec due to the differences in law (Napoleonic vs Common) and the land system in that province.The good news is there are several other Canadian investors on the site - a few from the MTL region - available to answer any questions you have.

Bankruptcy includes Chapters 7, 13 and 11 however 11 are not all that common.