Updating Failed/troubled projects stastistics with some more info from community and public sources:1.

It serves as a source of motivation for a newbie investor like myself.

Quote from @Greg Miller: Quote from @Theresa Harris: BC is not very friendly to foreign buyers. 

While I continue nurturing those realtor relationships (and patiently waiting for my phone to ring), I'm curious to explore other avenues for sourcing off-market deals.

As a foreigner it is recommended to buy tru a bank trust https://www.tulumrealty.net/Buying_In_Mexico/page_2481994.html, 

Also, for delayed financing, you may have to source the money used to buy the property.

Sometimes the contractor will put a % on the top of the materials to source it.2) what's your range for remodeling a bathroom?

We have been keeping it as office use until we get our construction financing set up along with all of the other funding sources.

Now you'll need to source a new lending opportunity.

The second part of the Tardus strategy is to pay off/down the HELOC by using both the income earned on the investment AND wage/salary income or income from an outside of the subject investment source.