Providing a starter supply of items like laundry detergent, dryer sheets, and toiletries is common practice and works well for short stays.

For those interested, a combination of mortgages with no “due on sale” clause, mortgage companies loose due diligence, and title insurers willingness to “turn a blind eye” to practices that wouldn’t pass scrutiny now, resulted in tactics like the “second mortgage crank” which not only allowed investors to purchase properties with no money out of pocket but allowed investors to actually walk away from closing with “cash in their pocket”.

It's been a few years since I last updated the list of providers (there are older threads on this topic here on BP), but at last blush there were five trust companies offering the ability to write and service mortgages from registered accounts:B2B BankCanada Western TrustOlympia TrustEastern TrustCommunity Trust CompanyOf these, Canada Western and Olympia has the best offerings at the time.  

All well and good to dream big, but you need to understand the practicalities and probabilities of getting the deal to closing. 

For example, if they need a quick sale, emphasize your ability to close fast.

You may not have done your subject to purchase in a way that protects their future ability to borrow.

The BRRRR strategy is a systematic approach to real estate investing that revolves around five key steps:Buy: Purchase a property, often below market value, that has potential for appreciation and improvement.Rehab: Renovate the property to increase its value, make it livable, and improve its rental potential.Rent: Find reliable tenants who will pay rent, allowing you to generate consistent cash flow.Refinance: After the property is rehabbed and rented, refinance it to pull out the equity you’ve built through the renovation.Repeat: Use the cash obtained from refinancing to fund your next investment property, starting the cycle again.Step-by-Step Breakdown of the BRRRR MethodLet’s take a closer look at each stage of the BRRRR strategy to see how it works in practice.1.

With Baselane I have the ability to do everything from initial vetting of the tenant to drawing up the lease to collecting rent (and issuing deposit refunds!)

You want the ability to create your own spreadsheet even if you never do. 

The ability to do cost segregation and bonus depreciation3.