You want to milk it (cash flow) and for it to reproduce (take out the equity and buy an investment property). this is the fundamental way to truly grow wealth in real estate.

Ontario housing has far out stripped fundamentals.

So ask yourself do you want to start from the scratch learn the fundamentals and basics with a 10-15% cap or would you rather go all in and don’t forget your medical needs in between your decision making.

The biggest mistake many make is purchasing their first property in low barrier markets with poor fundamentals  solely because the real estate is inexpensive and it’s the only place where they can afford to buy.

What we did have in the way of real estate “education” was (1) the book “HOW I TURNED $1,000 INTO ONE MILLION IN REAL ESTATE IN MY SPARE TIME” by Bill Nickerson, (2) education provided by organizations to qualify for real estate brokerage licensing and (3) courses in real estate offered by collegesI found that because of the type of education provided we were much more knowledgeable about real estate FUNDAMENTALS, FINANCING, AND LAW than investors are these days.  

Check the city or PD's web site to see if they have a claim form posted. 

@Chantell JohnsTo start putting money into multifamily real estate, take these steps: learn first from books and the web, meet folks who've done it, look up good places on sites like Zillow and Realtor.com, get a team with real estate folks, money lenders, and fix-up crews.

I would invest the other half with a diversified mix of cash flowing assets across operator and geography with a focus on assets with good long-term demographic fundamentals, (i.e.

There are certain fundamentals, but can be different.For example, here in Los Angeles it is case by case.

I live in Iowa and I'm seeing nothing on the web for my state.