There are a few reasons for this: 1) They are costly and the Exchange intermediary may require a whole host of inspections including environmental reports etc and 2) One has to come up with the cash to buy the new property without getting the equity out of the first property - not everyone can do that - add in having to get a loan while still being obligated to the loan on the “sale” property.

Many lenders are requiring longer seasoning requirements, will ask for a second appraisal, and will cut value if the comps on the appraisal do not support the value of the property.

Both times I ate the expense of repair after the neighbor eventually had the tree cut-up and removed.

The bad thing about these issues is they are costly.

I keep reading that it will be so hard to seperate the costs for each unit.

There are useful techniques that cut the time down drastically and we offer insights in our list.

Surprisingly I think I like the SFR, (lower maintenance costs and tenant interactions per cash flow dollars).

If you want to make money in real estate you don't cut special deals because of a sob story.

If cabinets are in excellent shape, leave them alone.Accent wall adds no value.Would need photo and layout of existing bath and proposed bath and total rehab cost to tell you what value it adds, my guess is it adds $5000 in value or less.

Although the days of cash flowing a house hack are gone (for now), cutting your living expenses down and using OPP to pay most of your mortgage is pretty great!