Many of the people that come are members of Lifestyles Unlimited so they sometimes talk about upcoming events for members only, but the meeting is open to everyone and they share some excellent information. 

Is there a website with just seller-financed listings that I'm not aware of? 

BP serves as an excellent platform for networking and ongoing education.

Crossing the lines may not provide proper liability protection.Personally, I just kept my SF rentals in my name and got excellent insurance coverage, $500K per property plus a $2M umbrella.

The best way to get that IMO:- Kindly ask 2-3 local large Property Mangers in your market if they'd share there lease.- Check the Off-Market Facebook Housing groups at your school. 

These policies have been to the detriment of small businesses, the self employed and to large extent  true GDP producers.

Or even a contractor that does large additions and then move towards ground-up stuff.

BiggerPockets website is good for the American market (mostly) but you will also find lots of Canadians on here and some good info on the Canadian market just by searching.There are worthwhile local West Coast resources for learning real estate investing in general and the Canadian and Vancouver markets in particular.

What is the website to find the lenders and their experience?

I've even paid for a subscription to have limitless access to all articles on multiple of these websites.