Quote from @Enrique Toledo: I came across a really good seller financing deal and I would like to purchase it as my first deal but I don’t have enough money for the down payment.can I use a lender of some sort to give me money for the down payment?

If it's a fixer upper you would account for the rehab and purchase price then compare against the ARV.

When he sells he doesn't finance 100% of the purchase.

Or buy something that needs some love and some hard money lenders will fund up to 90-100% of the purchase and rehab.

I’m in Ohio, so I can purchase a property with $40k cash out, invest $10k in repairs, and rent for a couple hundred above the monthly operating costs.

You can also do up to 85% LTV on a purchase. 

I have not every purchased property in Canada, but my wife is Canadian and I've seen some of the issues her family has had to deal with.  

It was a fun realization so I thought I'd share it here.I purchased my first real rental 11 years ago off the MLS for 108k (put 20% down).

Quote from @Melissa Sejour: I am new to the real estate investing space and was wondering how do you go about researching the best areas to purchase properties?

So I found and purchased 3 undervalued properties from wholesalers and we are just finishing up the 3rd one.