Good luck with whatever you decide to do. 

Should you decide to do this full time and do more than 1 flip at a time, private lending and fix&flip loans will be the way to go.

We decided to do a full rehab to get nearly double the rent ($2900)and increase the ARV to $260k.  

He abandoned trying to scale.Learning from this experience when my partner and I decided we wanted to double our net income, we realized it would take a increase of 2 1/2 time our volume and probably need to triple our deal flow.  

.- Cities like Toronto will levy another tax (Vacant Home tax) equivalent to 1% of the current assessed value of the property if the property is not occupied (rented, owner-occupied, family occupied, all count as occupied)- Land Transfer Tax: while the Province of Ontario charges anywhere between 0.5 - 2% of Land Transfer Tax when your transaction closes, you should expect to pay this amount twice if the property is in the City of Toronto .

I want to reach out and get feedback on where I would be able to find off market self storage facilities and how to approach the owner?

.🎯 Your 6-Month Timeline:Month 1: Foundation (5-7 hours/week)Morning routine: 1 hour daily market researchEvening routine: Deal analysis practiceWeekend: BP forums & networkingKey Goal: Analyze 10 deals on paperMonth 2: Education (8-10 hours/week)Complete 1 RE courseJoin 2 local REI groupsSchedule lunch breaks with agentsKey Goal: Build your initial power team listMonth 3: Systems (10-12 hours/week)Set up deal tracking systemCreate document templatesEstablish banking relationshipsKey Goal: Ready to make offersMonth 4: Lead Generation (12-15 hours/week)Drive neighborhoods after workWeekend open housesSetup automated MLS alertsKey Goal: Generate first 5 qualified leadsNow, the Owners and Brokers you deal with may not enjoy this, but you can certainly "practice" making offers.  

My strategy would be to target properties which are most likely of the owner NOT redeeming.

I'm looking at a duplex and the owner offered owner financing on it, asking 10% ($34.9k) of the asking price ($349k).

Nothing else.Every other platform doesn't have the reach that the 2 big ones have and in some cases are very owner negative.