I'm an avid consumer of podcasts and really like the format.

A bit time consuming (you could probably pay a virtual temp to do the legwork) but all told just cost me some time and $100 on stamps and envelopes.

The note-writing and mortgage holding for real property is a strategy that only a few Canadians use and even fewer (to my limited knowledge) come out making any reasonable amount of money (net of fees and headaches).  

Realtors still play an important role, of course, and I'm sure most can point to statistics that show higher average sale prices and fewer days on the market with a realtor versus without.

In the meantime, I'm consuming as much Bigger Pockets books/podcasts/webinars as possible!

Credit cards are a valuable intermediary between the consumer and the provider (valuable for the consumer, that is). 

It does not hold up as advertised, it can't be refinished and consumers are wise to it. 

Not possible unless you allow it to damn near consume your life.Stick to the suburbs would be my advice.

At this point, I can say with near certainty that the cash flow on the lower-end properties is almost always less than you think it’ll be, and on the higher-end properties, the problems are fewer and further between, so the cash-flow tends to be higher-than-projected.

More options promotes competition and is great for consumers, but it's also more to sort through.Feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss.