The home has a broken seal, the original wood floor has started to buckle, and there is asbestos siding on part of the home.Just wondering what would be a starting point here, our plan is to get it inspected but other than that we are lacking experience/direction.

Sadly, the minimum "code" requirements for insulation (R23 walls / R50- R70 attic) are inadequate and if building new in northern BC  (or northern anywhere), I'd be looking at a minimum insulation load of R50+ (walls) and R100 (ceiling/roof) along with second to none air sealing and mechanical ventilation (HRV).  

I am an agent at First Team Real Estate in Seal Beach, Orange County, CA. 

For now.If not, I know it'd be a pain but you could just pull the outlet and seal it up.

If not sealed and cared for the seems leak and rot your exterior stud walls beyond repair.6.

If you leave the crappy windows in, or put in new ones, but fail to seal or insulate around them, the bills skyrocket in the winters and it is cold.

Each taxing authority has different state and local laws relative to collection of taxes from owners and there can be seal different time frames for redemption depending on how long taxes have been unpaid.  

Sounds easy to fix, just go find the air leaks and seal them, but not so easy since a small 1/8” gap that runs 2’ along a truss is enough to cause this problem and some areas are not accessible.

It's on the side of a new window seal that I suspect was not installed properly.

chapa.org/looking-housing identifies several classeshttps://www.chapa.org/looking-for-housing/homebuye...The homebuyer education schedule below contains pre-purchase and post-purchase workshops for first-time homebuyers offered by agencies with a Seal of Approval certification from the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative, a designation indicating they meet the Collaborative's standards for comprehensive homebuyer education.http://www.massaccesshousingregistry.org/ is about affordable housing.https://www.chapa.org/looking-housing/homebuyer-co... is counseling  My experiences has been that FTB(first time buyer programs) are effective and useful to buy an SFR - - did this myself.