I'm looking to buy cash flowing properties because it's virtually impossible to do so in the GTA, and if it is possible the cap rate isn't nearly as impressive as New York and the properties are in a lot rougher shape.

I'm under the impression that it should be much easier to get rid of a garage tenant than residential.

If your exteriors look really bad you may never get anyone inside to see any work you have done on the inside, so you need to give it some curb appeal.Don't forget about the leasing office as that will give them the first impression. 

Don't let the first impression of Pittsburgh fool you.

You want the house but you can't chase them leaving the impression that it may be worth what they want when it's not.

If it where me, I would go more of the smart home route, which given the size is going to be an undertakingThe front exterior entrance is not very impressive, given the neighborhood standards.

You can provide bottles of wine, passes to local breweries, or anything you can think that will leave a lasting impression.

Houston Real Estate Highlights in September: Single-family home sales staged an impressive post-Hurricane Harvey rebound, rising 4.2 percent year-over-year with 6,913 units sold;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales remain 2.3 percent ahead of the 2016 volume, despite Harvey’s effect on Houston housing;Total property sales rose 3.4 percent with 8,150 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 10.2 percent to $2.3 billion;At $232,000, the single-family home median price rose 5.5 percent, achieving a September high;The single-family home average price increased 5.4 percent to $291,767, also a record high for a September;Single-family homes months of inventory rose year-over-year from a 3.9-months supply to 4.1 months, but that is below the healthier 4.4-months supply that prevailed during the two months leading up to Harvey;Townhome/condominium sales fell 5.8 percent, with the average price up 3.5 percent to $208,215 and the median price up 8.4 percent to $159,950;Leases of single-family homes shot up an unprecedented 83.6 percent with average rent up 7.9 percent to $1,886;Volume of townhome/condominium leases surged 92.2 percent with average rent up 5.4 percent to $1,601.HAR continues to encourage anyone who has housing available for temporary occupancy (up to 12 weeks) to please post it on our Harvey Temporary Housing page as soon as possible at www.har.com/temporaryhousing to provide housing to those in need.http://www.har.com/content/newsroom/

His property management company sounded impressive to me based on what I have heard.  

It was a small job since it was the first time I have used them but I was impressed.