There's quite a supportive investor community here.First tip: come to a monthly meeting of ORREIA (https://www.orreia.net/). 

Sponsor quality far surpasses the "deal", assuming a qualifying criteria for a "good sponsor" is that they don't buy crappy real estate deals to begin with.Having said that, if a great sponsor is offering a deal you don't like for some reason, don't invest in it--just wait for the next one. 

Any tips on how to find/market to owner finance buyers that have brought you success?

•Any tips for navigating financing as a non-resident or alternatives like seller financing.If you’ve been through a similar situation or have insights into the Canadian market, I’d greatly appreciate your input!

Any tips on where to begin my venture is greatly appreciated also.

However The barrier to entry in the REI teaching business is very low and a lot of bad players join the game.What you describe led me to come up with Ned's Rule of Gurus.The quality of an REI course is inversely proportional to the price

I do not want to jump on the single because of the time frame and then the right multi fam come up, but I also do not want to miss my opportunity and be forced to continue renting even if its month to month I'd also like to ask you all for any pointers, suggestions, tips & tricks you might offer someone just getting started and working to grow their portfolio.

Labor shortages have hit that industry just like everything else, so finding reliable, trustworthy, quality cleaners is a challenge everyone is facing.

Not that that means anything good or bad :-) But if you want high quality genuine coaching about investing in Philly and at a reasonable rate, I can  connect you with a wonderfully savvy, professional investor who does coaching.

I'm still running the numbers on properties every day, but I was wondering if anyone had other suggestions, or tips for investing out of state into a better market.