While the argument is based solely on the potential environmental advantages, utility costs will be dramatically higher at the current electricity vs. natural gas rates in Ontario (at least in London). 

Since it's a partnership, however, you may still want to run your operating agreement past your CPA to make sure that your disbursements are logical and that he can easily issue your   K-1s and maximize your tax advantages.

I have seen tons of houses just sit on the market and waste away (buyers advantage).

So we decided to take advantage of the banks low interest rate for 5 years while we rent it out.  

If I may say so, since I was once a broker, the broker you select should be flexible with you.  

I'm currently expanding my role as landlord jack-of-all-trades in an attempt to take advantage of my nights, weekends, and the skilled labor of people who have done work for me in the past, but don't have the infrastructure in place to formalize their own business plans and processes.Frankly, I would prefer to be a contractor full-time, but I haven't yet built up the pipeline I believe is necessary to allow me to quit my current W-2 job.

I am looking to buy/finance my next rental property which happens to be a four plex.I am just wondering what the advantages/ disadvantages are of each type of loan. 

Most ridiculous things make sense when you think about it as "back when this was NOT asked for, how did people take advantage and commit fraud?"

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