I'm dusting off some books this weekend!

That way, when the dust settles and your investor walks away with a smile on his/her face, you'll have a nice portfolio of equity rich properties you can cash out as needed and continue to fund your business/lifestyle.

I'm not talking about someone who calls and cancels but rather those who don't have the common courtesy to let you know they aren't coming and leave you sitting in the dust (even after you've confirmed the appointment with them).

I've had a few "all-star" tenants over the years.My best tenant was an older black man who had been taken advantage of for many years by dirt bag landlords who would rip him off and overcharge for petty things.

Should I wait until the dust settles to jump on the opportunities that exist then?

@Braydn Tapscott This is a prime opportunity to make a nice amount of money and then redeploy it into your next Real Estate investment.It is nice that you are empathetic to the tenant yet thing change in lives and when something changes in their life, they will quickly move out and leave you holding the bag.  

Investment mortgages are a different bag.

Popularity contests with this posts, but it's an honest attempt to help.Note - real estate investing techniques are tools in a tool bag.

Luckily for me, my girlfriend lives with her parents in Mississauga and is only 15 mins away from the airport, and they have been extremely cool in letting me stay there while my home collects dust.

Not take the money and run like many programs I've experienced.)Rookies aren't left in the dust and more experienced folks can go faster.