There's not a lot of Alberta specific MF meetups because:Market size is smallMost investors think of condos/houses as opposed to multifamily (hence, less interested investors)Debt-financing is hard to come (relative to the US)Institutions are not as investor/landlord friendly (relative to the US)Lots of Canadians invest south of the border for all of the above reasons plus better returns/liquidity/currency diversification. 

That's another option.One more thing, you will need to have a total networth to be more than the amount of your loan + 10% post close liquidity.

Eventually,  what I did is buy my tenants pest control spray from Home Depot and ask them if they would like me to spray.

What we do have is a fairly steady job market compared to other areas and abundant liquidity looking for yield.

The problem with being a new investor is that, unless you have enough net worth and liquidity as well as a down payment, you need to rely on other investors.  

What Bob said above is what most of our clients do through us.And while the desired income level varies, the goal we map out seems to be 5-7 years typically until they've met it.We have a dentist in CO we're working with to map out an aggressive 5 year strategy (starting with more liquid cash) and jumping into a few 4 unit buildings as well as SFR.  

To gain some liquid capital, I am thinking about wholesaling in the very begininng, hopefully that's a smart idea as this idea is share by a RE investor who's doing well.

I have about 250k in liquid assets and I earn a high W-2 income.

I have a few low value REO's in a portfolio in a few different states that I am looking to liquidate to minimize losses, anyone know of any creative ways I can get these off?

A lot of times, early investors think they have enough cash to squeeze out a deal and then run into liquidity issues.