But that can be circumvented by having a holding company. 

This comes with time and experience but a book that helped me tremendously (not really a sales book, though) was "Boundaries" by Henry Cloud.The most common challenges for RE Agents early relate to generating leads and focusing on income producing activity.I would consider spending 50-75% of your side-hustle time on income generating activities. 

I seek properties that are to some level distressed to rehab into rentals.

We have a flip that we completed and like so much that we are considering moving into it for a personal residence and refinancing it to a primary.

Just don't change your address to your parent's house, that would throw up a red flag. as long as that remains your primary and you aren't renting it out for at least a year after purchase, there shouldn't be any issues. 

There really aren't any agents that do just leasing for people of residential homes 

I'm a big fan of doing that and am house hacking a duplex I bought last year right now. 

By demonstrating my commitment to revitalizing the property and emphasizing my ability to close quickly, I secured favorable terms that aligned with my investment goals.

Everything I'm looking to refi or buy at the moment is in NJ if that affects your suggestions.Thanks, Dan

Making my first post here after seeing that there isn’t much information on Canadian real estate investing.My partner and I are looking to invest out of province on our first property, with intentions to rent it out long-term.