@Denis Couture  careful discussing your personal finances on the internet or BP... you will get hit by all sorts of folks LOL

@Scott Barker  in my mind private lending is belly to belly and DOES not happen on the internet or any other social media.. too many crooks out there .

Just an umbrella policy will do.But you should talk to an attorney as this is just info on the internet.

@Bryan Hancock  I have done a few PPM's over the years and boy they are a ton of work if your just doing little ones IE 1 mil and under and just try to get a CPA to give you a full audit it can be like pulling teeth to get that done.Just seems like a ton of work to me.. but then again I am an old dog.. so everything internet related and tech related seems hard...

Get their opinion of what that property is worth.Then possibly check the internet, Realtor, Zillow.com.

I would invest the upfront effort in self-education (there are a variety of books which will provide you a good primer on real estate in Canada and you have already found one of the more useful sites on the Internet).Once you know which area(s) of real estate investing are of interest to you, look for a local real estate investors association or meeting in Winnipeg and attend an event or two.  

We could always try it on a couple of units (it's only doors and shutters) and see what it looks like but it would be inefficient getting it done, purchasing paint, etc.I asked my wife to find some pictures on the internet and she can't find any, which likely shows that it is not common.  

I am not daring enough to just copy something from a internet search. 

HI internet, and southern California, my name is Eric.  

I still have to find some asbestos removal folks to clear out the ancient heating system ( I think it's that "octopus" style heater).Today, I just got DTE to get electricity on, and will have internet set up Monday.