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First-Time Rental Property Owner Guide

Your first rental property is a business, not a side project. This guide covers what most first-time owners wish they'd known before their first tenant moved in.

First-time rental ownership in Ontario means learning the Residential Tenancies Act, the Landlord and Tenant Board, the Ontario Standard Lease, and a hundred small operational details — insurance, screening, deposits, notices, inspections.

The single most common mistake first-time owners make is under-screening. The second is under-budgeting for capital work. This guide covers both, plus when hiring a manager starts to make financial sense.

What's Included

  • What actually happens in the first 90 days
  • Ontario-specific rules that catch new owners
  • When self-management stops working
  • How to price and budget realistically

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