This is be an appreciation and principal pay down approach vs cash flowOr maybe a multiplex in southwestern Ontario where you can get cash flow and principal pay down.. but its crucial to have a reliable property manager being overseasIf your in town, on top of what I stated above you can buy a freehold and divided the home into 2 or three units where you should be able to generate cash flow

Its only 1 house and 1 tenant but there is a reason that one of the most reliable sources for experienced investors to buy discounted properties is from small-time investors who manage their own rentals.

I am building my company and in dire need of a good property manager that has connections to good reliable contractors. 

This is a 7-10yr horizon buy and hold strategy, with scope for unit upgrades to increase IRRs (but not greater rehab than that).As both my partner and I are out of state we need a reliable on the ground agent to work with over the long term.

For finding off-market properties you can try pulling out a list from reliable sites like Listsource.

- How difficult will be to find good and reliable property management for large apartments, 50-100 units or more?

He is reliable but the interest rate is still high.

He's reliable and does a great job.

Turn it to the left and you get lower rates/points/fees paired with far less reliability, more conservative appraising, an increased chance of that 11th hour denial, and possibly losing your earnest money deposit.

DMM is horrible.Yet, that is one person against 30 people that reliably claim that DMM is the best thing since caramel Pizza.The problem is that no one shows proof, no one shows results.