However, I'm starting to really hate sharing my place due to need for increased privacy and peace as I get older.

I am just starting out, as I finish up law school, so I am focussed on learning for now. 

The key is finding the middle ground where you sleep enough people that you’re not leaving money on the table, but that the guests will be comfortable and have enough room/privacy during their stay.

My lawyer may have some suggestions.As for paying her some money to go away, I thought of that option as well up until the time she sent me the email telling me I had no authority to request this information and that she has the right to privacy and so do her guests.

The Borrower has a right to their privacy and is subject to Fair Credit standards.BTW, obtaining a credit report to review the first line history is also a gamble.  

It is three bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms, huge kitchen and the backyard is completely fenced in by a tall wooden fence for privacy.

There are other reasons to sell off one's holdings ... perhaps retirement.As you alluded, privacy laws in Canada make it far more difficult to acquire or create a list of landlords from tax or property records.You still may be able to access estate information in l'inventaire après décès (literally: inventory of the estates of deceased persons).

I'm not going to post the info here for privacy reasons...this source would get calls from every Tom, Dick, and...well you know why.Contact me directly though and I'll get you the contact info of my source.Joe VilleneuveREcapSystemA2REIC

Enclosed vou will find the followingdisclosures as indicated below for your pending loan application with ______1) Federal Truth-In-Lending Disclosure Statement2) Notice to the Home Loan Applicant3)  Disclosure Notices: Affidavit of Occupancy, Anti-Coercion Statement, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FHA Loans/Government Loans4) Equal Credit Opportunity Act5) Flood Disaster Protections Act of 19736) Notice to Applicant of Right to Receive Copy of Appraisal Report7) Patriot Act Information Disclosure8) Servicing Disclosure Statement9) Good Faith Estimate10) 4506T11) Borrower's Certification and Authorization12) Privacy Statement13) Required List of Service Providers Disclosure14) Undisclosed Debt Form15) Homeownership Counseling NoticePlease sign and date each disclosure where indicated and return these documents in theenclosed self addressed return envelope.

Helps keep you focussed, drives out the jitters, and allows you to gauge yourself and progress.Once you've had the same conversation 100 times you'll know what they're going to say before they say it and be ready with just the right reply.