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I have purchased both and would say they are amazing materials.  

Hello Everyone, I've been a member of BiggerPockets for the past 2 years and during this time, I've been actively educating myself with the posts, podcasts, books and all material I can get my hands on.  

The Final Cost:Purchase $206,000Holding $7000 (Cost over and above our previous rent through August 1 when I rented the basement, includes 3 months when it was vacant)Remodeling $45,000 (only about 10k was contracted work, the rest is pure materials)Hours of my life - Maybe 2000?

Not an insurance agent but i believe the difference is, the Vacant policy covers the existing structure plus improvements as they are done. the builders risk insures the material and i believe aspects of the project as it is built, since there is no structure. so if you happen to take a builders risk and you are doing reno, it may not cover you for the existing structure .

I have a good number of buyers (I been doing real estate for a while) and I am slowly creating my marketing materials to get more motivated sellers. 

The GC also wants me to apply for credit at places like Home Depot and Lowes to purchase all of the materials.

HelloMost material I come across on the Web for wholesaling and flipping are geared toward US investors - is there much of a difference when applying a strategy in Canada?

For example, properties are likely to be required to be a certain size, using certain exterior materials, etc. 

The material is in various formats to help you learn whichever you feel most comfortable with.