Newbie from north of Toronto, Ontraio

[AJ Alexander]

Hey folks,

Newbie here currently in the education stage. I'm currently working a 9-5 job in mid management, but looking to one day quit the rat race and hopefully focus on REI full time. Would like to eventually have enough $ to put towards my kids education, travel and retire early. That's my why.

Anyway, I'm sure this likely has been asked before but does anyone have any tips on investing in a higher priced market? Being a newbie I wouldn't say I'm entirely comfortable in doing anything long-distance for my first purchase. If anyone's familiar with Ontario, I've been looking in the Barrie area. A couple of advantages I have going for me are a good credit rating and access to my HELOC.

Thanks all.