“No” makes you feel protected* Eric Barker — blog and podcast* Psychology of Flow* U2 by U2* Rise of Superman* Chis Voss newsletter ——————————————Ep 263 Bruce Petersen apt-guy.com* syndicator — pools money to invest, manage * Create systems and processes to scale business — staff to handle background operations* Find a key principle/guarantor to the lending table that has experience * Find a way to safely learn the business — some role with a syndicate that provides education * Get above 100 units so that you can hire full-time qualified staff.

Roshan, Take a look at https://openlibrary.orgThey have a great selection,  some of the books are slightly out of date, but the ideas, methods and principles are the same.

Never split the difference brings the principles up to date and adds very good strategy and tactics.

I bought this duplex sight unseen, other than my realtor. 

Seems like the oil boom has faded and there is no return in sight.

Continue to do the blood from a turnip thing with the current rental understanding that in addition to paying less to principle and more to interest, you're also going to be paying refi costs in that new mortgage.2.

It's more risk as the properties as as is with possible tenants, liens, violations; and most of the time, foreclosure auctions are sight unseen as far as the interior...

I've just concluded "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene and I must say that the principles set forth in the book have given me the courage as I embark on this journey.I've come here today looking for words of encouragement, small pieces of advice you wish you had known when starting out, or perhaps just some funny anecdotal stories that weren't so amusing at the time.I'm encouraged.

And FYI the loan payment(Principle and Interest), excluding property tax and insurance, is about $500/mo per $100,000 borrowed. 

( I use the term average "loosely")-Are there any one on this forum that use the "rent to own/buy" principle with some of your properties and do you find it to work well with the Canadian mind set?