My belief is that if you can find a good enough deal, you can make it work - even with limited track record.

my experience in SC which is basically limited to building about 35 new builds in Charleston market and funding a few flippers up by Augusta and a few flips in N.

My last visit was in 2021 and owners were limited to one guest per month.

You could live in one unit and rent out the others to offset your mortgage, staying within your $4,500/month affordability limit.

You are limited in your options if something worse should come along later, such as a large investment going bad.If $10,000 CDN is a show stopper for you, how do you expect to manage a $600,000 CDN property? 

You’ll want to get loans from local banks and credit unions but you may run into issues with more limited features.

I'm in Steubenville, Ohio a small town with limited resources.

I moved to Reno Tahoe, NV where you can be 3 hours from the beach and there are low property taxes, no state income tax and limited new construction. 

If your goal is to grow faster, buying rent ready properties isn't the usual way to do that if you have limited funds to start with.

Base the amount of podcast I watched, I know it's very possible but with limited finance, it seems out of my reach.