Of course there is snow and ice which can be a liability for a landlord.

It made sense to make the investment- so long as you can convince a buyer of this, of course.

Anyone have any tips for analyzing properties?

If they don't ask for more info, they aren't interested.An "after the deal was done" spreadsheet I did for an investor is at https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/600/topics/58...Every deal is different of course, but you want to look for a Safe investment (cash flow or flip, etc) that has returns that are greater than they can get in their current investment.

It will of course lower your monthly cash flow, but it goes back to what you are looking to do.

Of course you could work for a property management company that already exists as an agent and do a good bit, show properties, sign leases, and other agent only duties... but if you want to open your own, you will have to work under a broker for 2 years and become a broker yourself.

Hi @Ralph Noack, this is one of the main reasons student enroll in my course at UofT.

Of course you still have to follow fair housiing laws.

I want to know if any has experience offering law enforcement, govt employees, etc. a discount on rent, or perhaps having a program where you let them live rent free (assuming a larger complex of course).

I have been thinking about taking CCIM courses to further my knowledge base in Commercial Real Estate.