No soot, not operational, no insurance coverage.The lesson--the landlord should check all smoke detectors at least annually, and replace all batteries at that time, and invoice the tenant for the expense.

Hi DamonI am a short term investor looking to help wholesalers fund their Earnest Money Deposits.

They would pay all utilities and maintenance on the property and provide 2 months security deposit. 

Cousin A currently lives in one half of their primary residence and rents out the other half.Cousin B has a rental property they want to get rid of by doing a 1031 exchange.If Cousin B buys 50% of Cousin A's house as tenants in common, can A & B essentially switch over the rental income to B, whereby B reports all rental income and expenses on their taxes and A reports no rental income and expenses?

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Most lenders will say no upfront, but some can do cabins if they meet certain requirements.

No, not at all!  

When you try to speak to everyone, you end up speaking to no one.

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Man Ontario is tough on landlords.Can't charge application fees, can't collect security deposits and I've heard it can easily take a year to evict for nonpayment.Yikes!