It feels like the focus has shifted from creating value to chasing quick payouts, with little regard for the end buyer.

You might find the answers to your questions there but I know that the search function is less then optimal so feel free to send me a DM if you don't easily find what you're looking for.I've never bothered commenting much about Canada because, until recently, it made no sense for US investors to invest in Canada: much less favorable mortgage conditions if they could even get one, much more expensive prices on average and much less profitable on average.

Quote from @Dominic Mazzarella: I know how you feel because I was in a similar situation about a decade ago.

I’d love to help, feel free to reach out if you want more advice/guidance.

After this advice I feel it is much easier to invest locally where you can become a “market expert” more easily.

Feel free to reach out for some contacts/recommendations.Samuel to the rescue!

I've been in the lending Industry for 20 years, and I feel many people on BiggerPockets give misleading information a lot of times.

Feel free to PM me if you want to chat.

Also I feel buy and holds are harder to structure partnerships as its not that much money when split in between two people.

Feel free to dumb this down for me, I want to learn and have had this goal for a long time.