I'm still waiting back for proposals and estimates based on my specs, so I'll keep you updated on who I ultimately choose and who is responsive. 

Are they responsible for lawn care?

They were looking to get debt on the portfolio a while back, but found that local banks were very conservative, and needed appraisals on each property individually, which would have been cost prohibitive for us.  

@Darian RichardsonThanks for the detailed response.

If there are individuals in Alberta that I could meet with to learn the way, it would be greatly appreciated.

If there are individuals in Alberta that I could meet with to learn the way, it would be greatly appreciated.

Hopefully, it is someone you worked with before and you deem to be honest, responsible, affordable and able to perform quality work.Happy to contact any lead anyone here cares to sendThanksGA

James Wise has a good response to this in his posts.

Is he the one finding you the deal or is it your responsibility to find the deal and all he does is bid on it?

if you decide to go ahead I would suggest doing what I did I charged One year upfront and the lease was with the parents of the occupants I had theor security numbers and they were personally responsible for any damages At no limitI first went to a real estate attorney and had him write up he lease to make sure it was all legalWorked perfectly when a group of them did nearly $10,000 worth of damages Mommy and daddy paid up within days of them leaving at the end of the school year.