Help finding landlord association in Ontario, Canada

[Salma Valimohamed]

Hello All,

I'm looking for some advice on local landlord clubs/associations.  I recently acquired 2 multi tenant properties in South Eastern Ontario, and I am looking for some good resources for things like credit checks, tenant screening, help with rental agreements, etc..

As this is my first investment, I am looking at building my entire process from the bottom up.  Needless to say, any help and support out there in the community would be fantastic.  I'm looking for landlord clubs/ resources/ networks.

Everything I research on-line seems to loop me back to the Ontario Landlord Association.  http://ontariolandlords.org/about/

Has anyone registered for/used this service? The promise of what they deliver sounds great, but I don't actually find that their site has a lot of information, nor does it offer any real resources other than links to register.  Additionally, the links they have listed to local landlord communities all come back to the same page prompting a registration. http://servicesforlandlords.com/ontario/

As for the registration, there is a big gap between the Beginner service at a one time fee of $99 and the Expert registration at $500 annually.  If you have any feedback about this, I would much appreciate it.  I would be willing to register for a membership, but wanted to first check in with others that have some experience with this association. I want to know that they are not only legit, but also a valuable resource.  I must say, I find it odd that there is no contact information, other than an email, and they specifically say that they will NOT reply to specific questions via email.  Rather they direct to you the forums, but the only users who have access to the forum are the highest tiered members, paying annual fees. 

Anyone have any experience with the Landlord Self-help Centre in Toronto? http://landlordselfhelp.com

If you can provide me with your feedback, great! As well, if you have suggestions for other useful resources out there, I would love to hear about them.

Thanks in advance for your help!