I'd like to echo Brian's idea on considering hard money lending as potential strategy.Hard money lending can offer similar to even higher returns compared to traditional real estate investments, often ranging from 8-15%, providing the cash you're looking for even in A/B areas.

But due to the above factors- we're still in a hot and heavy seller's market, with no real relief in sight for buyers (add to that, with the new Burnett / National of Realtors settlement, they will be squeezed even further, having to also potentially shell out their Buyer's agent fees, which, traditionally, have been added into the seller's listing price before listing to provide to the Buyer's agent).

I would like to be to use subto, seller finance, and the traditional way (get under contract below MV and simply assign). 

significant difference in a traditional mortgage where deed is transferred vs. a contract for deed. if I was the buyer, no chance I would do a CFD - I want title in my entity. 

Besides traditional real estate channels, where else can I market my land effectively?

If you have a traditional Canadian bank mortgage, you can pay that mortgage off early, there is just usually a prepayment penalty of 3 months interest.

Once complete, the investor has a property that is worth more than the purchase price + rehab costs.We've got more "skin" in the process than an RE agent as we have to rehab to get a tenant and than continue to manage the property and tenant to cashflow for the investor.This model seems to be growing in popularity with investors versus traditional turnkey.

Aside from the traditional example of acquiring a 2-4 unit property, there are other creative methods of house hacking.

If it doesn't work, I'll just do it the traditional way?  

They gave me their sob story about not being able to buy traditionally due to immigration status, they told me how hard they work and how excited they were to finally be able to own their home after 12 years of renting.