I need to get rid of those limiting beliefs.

A proper market research and a belief that real estate investing in Canada still makes sense is very important to us before both of us take such fundamental steps.Can anyone advice where would you start in this situation?

@Russell Brazil is exactly on point, 2% rule works when the properties are cheap cheap cheap.The rule stems from the belief that (a) half of gross rent will go towards expenses, and (b) .6-.7 of the rent goes towards the mortgage payment. 2%-1%-.7% = .3% monthly profit.It's a very conservative formula, but just explaining why some investors stick to it.

I'm not religious, nor am I espousing any religion, but:"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference".Anything I do is not going to change whether the economy takes a dump or not.

Thanks to my upbringing and some internal limiting beliefs, I never thought I would own more than a few rentals.

Again, talking about it would quash these false beliefs and help improve perceptions.

One of the things he championed was the use of religious bodies for that purpose, something no Marxist would have permitted. 

Follow the applicable tenancy act religiously.

Over the past couple of years the biggest targets in the media have been police officers, CEOs and other corporate executives, landlords, and quite frankly religious organizations. 

You would think that anyone asking for business would think twice about keeping personal political beliefs off their marketing material.