Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn’t the PM act as an agent for the owner/landlord since they have been retain to manage their property and can accept service on the owner’s behalf?

We bought a new place and retained our home as a rental.

You're going to be doing this together, sounds like he knows what he is doing but you'll be doing the muscle work.

Neither does it make one a charity or a tenant advocate to recognise that it is in a business's best interest to retain it's customers so routinely threatening to fire them is probably not the best client retention strategy.To your specific question.

@Jack B.You need to read slower, my friend.Yes, you can rent it for three years and retain the full exclusion - as long as you do not move back in.Once you move back in - this is when NQU is triggered, even if it was one year later.

We purchased a 4-unit in the Lakeview/Lower West Side area last July and moved into the one vacant apartment while retaining the tenants in the other 3 units.

I am just checking in to see if any Canadian business owners had used the free cash/retained earnings to purchase rental real estate in the US?

These markets (NYC, SF, LA etc) will retain and grow in value over time.

An attorney can always help but they cost money if you have not retained one yet. 

Some managers retain one month of rent and then start paying you on the second month.You need to read your contract.