But I'am part of an organization with many barrie members I think you may like.This site is great general knowledge but check out R.E.I.N, very education canadian real estate resource and it is city specific to help you get some more information about Barrie in particular.

The Bigger Pockets store makes you enter a state whereas the direct link allows you to type in a Canadian city. 

Greetings to you all, I look forward to growing and learning more about my Canadian market and the U.S.

We have had a lot of success BRRR-ing in C-Class neighborhoods, it's a bit more work, but we've been able to pick up some really great deals, renovate them, and then find great tenants as our properties really are the...

One of the rules is that you can't exclusively purchase a primary residence, but we would maintain our Canadian Driver's Licence.

Major city, great market characteristics, affordable for positive cash flow = many of the benefits of cheaper markets like the east coast, thunderbay, smaller towns like cornwall (as mentioned) with higher support of being a major Canadian city. 

Any wise Real estate Canadians out there?

I found out very quickly that the costs and pain of trying to finance any of them wasn't worth the hassle, especially since I am Canadian.

Another possible problem is the we are 20 mins from the Canadian border so a lot of Canadians invest in the area, driving up prices.The realtor who showed me the house thinks we could resell it for $150K to $175K and thinks we should bid full price.

All the Canadians I know have moved to buying in the US because of exactly what you mention, the cost to buy Canadian real estate.