Unfortunately the recent interest rate increase has in effect significantly raised the price on financed buy-n-hold RE.  

But I have been raising rents so it evens out.If you have decent tenants than maybe they'll do it.

Investment companies with more than 3-4 owners could raise flags with the CRA and provincial securities regulators.  

Each duplex has one side rented at an average of $630 and one side is vacant as the current owner was rehabbing these to raise the rent. 

I am going to do some wholesaling to raise some cash so I can buy and hold some rentals. 

Yeah, probably a bad analogy and I'm not saying it just to argue, but at some point, competition lowering the prices for renting the nice places has to weigh on the rents (and ability to raise them in the future) of the mom and pop units, right?

You don't want the appraiser to miss anything that might raise the value.As you know, for tax purposes, you need to keep track of your hard costs.

However, just generally raising money and earning success fees as an unlicensed finder is where someone can get in trouble with the SEC. 

I plan on updating the property and raising rent as the units are upgraded.  

I'd take this tenant all day long and not raise the rent either.