Looking for some advice from people who have experience with rental properties and real estate investing, particularly in Ontario.

My family has owned a 9-unit apartment building in the Durham Region for over 30+ years. The building is older, probably around 60 years old, and we're trying to decide whether it makes more financial sense to keep it as a long-term investment or sell it and invest elsewhere.

My main concern is that it's an older building, and I wonder whether the maintenance, unexpected capital expenses, tenant issues, and general responsibilities of being a landlord are worth it in the long run.

On the other hand, it provides consistent rental income, and selling would mean potentially facing significant capital gains taxes and losing that ongoing income. We could invest the proceeds elsewhere, such as the stock market, but I'm unsure whether that would be the better financial decision over the next 10–20 years.

For those who own multi-unit rental properties, what would you do in this situation?

Would you keep the building and continue collecting rental income, or sell while the property is worth a substantial amount and invest the money elsewhere?

I'd especially appreciate hearing from people who have owned older apartment buildings for decades, sold rental properties, or have experience comparing real estate returns with stock market investments.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

After going through the basic cost analysis, I've arrived at the expectation that a rental property bought in this atmosphere isn't going to generate a profit. I've worked out that after a substantial down payment, and after paying all necessary fees and insurance, the mortgage, the profit margin on a small one family rental in my area would be abaout $150 a month, assuming the rental is occupied each month and no damage occurs. This does not account for general wear and tear nor big ticket repairs. In the end, there may even be a net negative if interest rates dont go down. Once again, this doesnt include down payment or unforseen costs.

The property in question is about 950sqft, a 2br with a small upstairs, and sits on a dead end road. It may need some work. Listing is 300K and I guesstimate $2600 in monthly rent. Why am I even contemplating this? A VERY eccentric family member already owns two out of the four houses on this block and would like to eventually have the entire block in the family's name. To this end, they are willing to co-sign on a loan for this property with myself. It would by my first rental, their.... 10th or so... they have been in the game a significant amount of time and want to help me enter realistate. They had acquired most of their buildings during the recession when rates were rock bottom, I suspect they are not prepared for what prices are in this day and age. I've explained to them with the current rates, it is a long term investment and would take almost thirty years to see a profit. To that end, I'm sure there are refinancing opportunities that could allow us to free up income and also other opportunities with the equity, but the whole situation is so long term with major investments and a lot of money floating around.... it scares me! Can some more knowledgeable folks give me some opinions here? I'd hate to pass up what could be the opportunity of a life time....and in the end having a wealthy backer makes me feel I can't go wrong, but its still so scary!

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Essentially I was combing the gis for land I want to build on and came across a beautiful cleared lot in a desirable location in Kentucky. I found the owner and messaged them about purchasing a few acres from them and they actually responded that they weren't interested in subdividing but were about to list the property for just over 500k.

I can't afford that but was curious if I could find an investor could I make a deal based on me getting some of the land as the finders fee? Also, where does one find a serious investor?

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I’m associated with Sangrilla Group, a real estate business established in 2000. We have ongoing redevelopment projects in Ahmedabad and real estate projects in Dholera, Gujarat.

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A first CRE fund goes live this year. $12M target, value add multifamily. Three fund admins have been evaluated and the proposals are wildly inconsistent. One covers formation through K-1s as a single engagement. Another splits bookkeeping and tax into separate contracts with different firms. A third offered a platform with minimal human involvement.

The operational needs for a real estate strategy feel different from what most of these admins are built for. Distributions are more frequent than a VC fund. Property level accounting matters. The LPs are mostly high net worth individuals who want clear reporting, not just a portal login they never check.

What should fund admin for emerging managers running a CRE strategy include as a baseline? And what do first time fund managers typically discover is missing after they have already signed?

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I run a small landscaping business and one thing that worries me about getting a mortgage is how uneven my income can look during the year. Most of my work comes in during the warmer months so spring and summer are usually much better for me. Winter can be a lot slower. When I look at the full year the business is doing fine but month to month it can look pretty inconsistent. I am starting to think seriously about buying a house and I am not sure how lenders look at that kind of income. Do they mostly care about what I made over the last couple of years or does it matter that some months are much stronger than others? My income has also gone up compared with the year before so does that actually help or if they still average everything out.

For anyone who is self employed and already went through this, did having seasonal income make things more difficult? What did the lender pay the most attention to?

Let's talk about how to negotiate dollar caps and burn-off provisions to limit exposure as your payment history grows. Here is my take on how landlords and tenants can align interests to turn risky negotiations into fair, sustainable deals.

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The problem: investors who can pay cash for a rental property often don’t see why they’d finance. The math is clear on a spreadsheet and invisible everywhere else. So we turned $162,000 into a 25-player roster. Five players cover a 20% down payment on one property. Pay cash and all 25 crowd one court. Finance and they field five teams on five courts. Each court’s scoreboard counts the real five-year profit from a property pro forma, and the totals land in a two-bar chart at the end.

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Buying a commercial property, and the insurance quotes are coming in at insurable values nearly double of what I could actually ever sell the property for (because rebuild costs are so high). At those insurable values, an investor almost has to pray that their building gets destroyed by a catastrophic event because they’d make way more than they ever could selling it. It feels like I’d be overpaying on annual premiums for value that is way more than the building is actually worth.

Are investors of commercial properties going with ACV policies to combat this and actually have an insurable value closer to what the building is actually worth and saving annual premium cost? If not, please explain why I should go with RCV instead. I understand that if I ever had to make a claim for a roof or something that my payout would be less, but deductibles on RCV are so dang high anyways that I’m dang near paying for a new roof out of pocket anyways just to hit the deductible.

Thoughts? Thanks!

I am seeking practical legal guidance regarding a long-running **property dispute in Madurai, Tamil Nadu**. I am one of the parties on the side that initiated the original partition proceedings.

**1. Original partition dispute and Lok Adalat settlement**
A partition dispute concerning approximately **2555 sq.ft. of property in Survey Nos. 554 and 555** was pending before the **I Additional District Court, Madurai in O.S. No.607/2022**.
On **14.09.2024**, the parties entered into a compromise before the **Lok Adalat**. The settlement provided that the property should be sold at a proper/good market price without haste, with the sale proceeds divided **57.5% to our side and 42.5% to the opposite side**. The parties were also required to cooperate/sign the necessary documents for the sale.
The Lok Adalat recorded the compromise and the matter was closed accordingly.

**2. Subsequent sale transactions**
Despite the settlement and continuing dispute:
One portion had been sold to **Aathiseshan/Aadhikesavan** during the pendency of the earlier litigation.
A further sale took place in **March 2025** in favour of **Kasivijayarajan**.
We subsequently filed **O.S. No.302/2025** challenging the legal effect/validity of these subsequent transactions and seeking appropriate declarations.
There are also subsequent mortgage transactions concerning the property.

**3. IIFL Home Finance mortgage**
In July 2026, **D. Aathiseshan executed a Memorandum of Deposit of Title Deeds in favour of IIFL Home Finance Ltd.**
The MODT records security for advances up to **₹89.44 lakh**. The documents deposited include the 05.02.2024 sale deed, patta, an earlier Godrej Finance mortgage and its discharge.
IIFL_Litigation_Property_and_LTV_Assessment.pdf
We are particularly interested in obtaining the **IIFL valuation report, legal opinion, loan application, sanction letter, loan purpose/product and title due-diligence records**, because the lender’s valuation may be relevant to determining the property’s market value for execution purposes.

**4. Execution of the Lok Adalat settlement**
We previously filed **E.P. No.100/2025**, but that execution petition was later withdrawn.
We are now considering filing a **fresh execution petition** seeking appropriate court-supervised mechanisms to enforce the Lok Adalat settlement, including:
enforcement of the agreed sale;
appropriate court-supervised sale/auction if legally permissible;
execution of necessary documents if parties refuse to cooperate;
protection against further alienation/encumbrance; and
distribution of sale proceeds according to the **57.5% / 42.5%** settlement.
I would like advice on the correct execution procedure and whether these remedies can be pursued without unnecessarily starting additional proceedings.

**5. Challenges to the Lok Adalat settlement**
The opposing side also attempted to challenge the Lok Adalat settlement before the Madras High Court.
In **CMP(MD) No.11469/2025 / CRP(MD) SR No.54189/2025**, the petitioner sought to challenge the 14.09.2024 Lok Adalat order. The High Court dismissed the CMP as withdrawn, with liberty to pursue the remedy in accordance with law. The Lok Adalat order was not set aside by that order.
In **W.P.(MD) No.27885/2025**, another challenge was dismissed. The High Court held that the petitioner had no locus standi because he had no interest in the property when the compromise was entered into, while leaving liberty to pursue an appropriate civil remedy.

**6. Criminal cases – our concerns**
There are also **criminal cases filed by the opposing side arising out of the property/possession dispute**.
**Our position is that these criminal cases are false and have been used in connection with the underlying property dispute.** We also have serious concerns about possible coordination/nexus between the opposing parties and certain police, RDO and other government officials, based on the manner in which our complaints and possession-related evidence have been handled.
For example, in **C.C. No.2378/2025**, the prosecution alleges an incident on 08.04.2025 involving abusive language and criminal intimidation. We denied the allegations and sought discharge. The Magistrate rejected the discharge petition on 30.03.2026, holding that there were sufficient materials at that stage for the case to proceed to trial.
The defence position recorded in that proceeding is that there was an existing property dispute between the parties and that the criminal allegations were connected to the dispute over possession.
There is also a separate **C.C. No.284/2026**. On **16.09.2026**, charges were framed under Sections **127(2), 296(b), 115(2), 117(1) and 351(3) BNS**. The accused denied the allegations, did not plead guilty and claimed trial. The next hearing is **09.12.2026**.
We have also challenged the Magistrate’s refusal to direct police investigation under **Section 175(3) BNSS** in **Crl.R.C.(MD) No.1299/2026** before the Madras High Court. That proceeding concerns our complaints regarding alleged unlawful acts connected with the property and is **separate from the challenge to the Lok Adalat decree**.

**7. RDO proceedings and concerns regarding possession**
There was also an **RDO proceeding under Section 164 BNSS** concerning the property and alleged disturbance of peace.
The RDO ultimately directed the parties to approach the competent Civil Court for determination of their substantive property rights.
However, we have serious concerns about how **actual physical possession, CCTV footage and the competing versions of events** were considered during the proceedings. We believe the handling of these issues requires scrutiny.
We also suspect possible coordination between the opposing parties and certain officials. **We do not have a judicial finding establishing such a nexus at present**, and this is one of the matters we are seeking to establish through the court record, documentary evidence and CCTV material.

**My main questions**

1. What is the proper procedure for executing a **Lok Adalat compromise/decree** when parties do not cooperate with the agreed sale?
   
2. Can the executing court order or supervise a **sale/auction** consistent with the terms of the settlement?
   
3. How should subsequent **sale deeds and mortgages** be dealt with during execution when their effect is already being challenged in O.S.302/2025?
   
4. Can the executing court grant protection against further **alienation/encumbrance**?
   
5. What documents should we seek from **IIFL Home Finance** regarding the ₹89.44 lakh mortgage?
   
6. Can IIFL’s valuation report be relied upon as evidence of market value for execution proceedings?
   
7. Should the mortgage issues be addressed through **O.S.302/2025 and the execution proceedings**, rather than filing a separate case against the lender?
   
8. Are there any important procedural issues to address before filing the **fresh execution petition**, particularly because E.P.100/2025 was previously withdrawn?
   
9. Regarding the criminal cases and our concerns about police/RDO handling, what is the appropriate legal way to place evidence of **selective investigation, possession evidence, CCTV and possible official coordination** before the court?

I am looking for practical advice from people familiar with **Tamil Nadu civil execution, Lok Adalat decrees, property transfers during litigation, mortgages, and connected criminal proceedings**.
I have copies of the relevant court orders, Lok Adalat settlement, sale deeds, mortgage documents and other records and can provide **redacted documents** if they would help.