I was actually born and raised in Dallas Texas and I use to work section 8 housing back in the late 80's.  

If you do it yourself - zero.

It seems the US has more tax benefits in Real Estate than Canada (I'm not sure) - How can I take advantage of it while residing in Canada?

But then, my actual cabin was listed as a comp with 79% occupancy, which is very accurate, albeit the nightly rate was about 15% too high.Like most of these services, they don't do a good job distinguishing between owner stays and guest stays, my property included

Hey I’m excited to learn as much as I can and am ready to purchase my first property in the next 12 months!

I don’t blame you!

Last week I received a letter from my insurance company stating they were going to discontinue my policy due to the current condition of the property (missing siding) and due to the fact that I am not currently living there (which is not true).I contacted my insurance broker and due to the fact my current insurance company disclosed the cancellation, they could not find another company that would insure the property.I just filed a dispute with the state.

With the exception of finding the tenants (I use an agent) I manage all maintenance aspects of the property but am coming to a point where I might want to move on and considering doing a 1031 exchange to of course avoid Cap Gains and invest in another property closer to my primary residence.

Have I crossed over to an unhealthy obsession??? 

Hi BP'rs, I don't have a good sense of how the interest rate cut today will affect me as a new investor looking for my first deal... will it start to drive up prices of homes in areas i'm looking at as money gets cheaper or am I off base?