Hard to say what the real estate market around here will do right now, so it's hard to estimate how much money I will have to spend.I think Penticton is a great investment area as it is a popular and quickly growing retirement area for Canadians as well the surronding area has a strong tourism, wine, and natural resources industries. 

-For social reasons...

@Ateba Doughty you can purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.If you have a large enough budget you can do TV and radio as well.You could letter up or wrap your vehicle.

This is partially why I'd like to lean more towards an official construction/rehab company with a legit place of business, website, social media page, etc.Do people willingly give away their contractors? 

Where they live, phone number, social media, notta.Thanks.

Without being able to use most of the services because they are only limited to USA, I was wondering if there is any value in Canadians going PrO?

If I don’t hear from you in the next 10 minutes, I will assume you aren’t attending and I will move on to my next appointment.Using this system as dramatically reduced any wasted time I used to endure as part of the showing process as well as giving me data about their timeliness/responsiveness/respect for others' time.At the showing, I collect their completed application (sent via PDF prior or filled out on premises), scan their photo ID and last 2 pay stubs.Then, I do some digging around online (social media, court records, Google) and if it looks like they are representing themselves to me accurately, I contact them to set up a "contract to hold" meeting - usually the day after the showing since qualified applicants need to be "closed" ASAP.

Even the most introverted people are social creatures and miss the interaction with coworkers they once had pre-COVID.

I so far have primarily focused on social media outreach and reaching out to FSBOs in the local area - along with conversing with every person I get the chance to at either my other job or when I’m out and about.Does anyone have any advice on how to better find potential clients and what I can best do to set myself up for success at the start of my professional real estate life?

Just wanted to make an effort to be more active in the forums, since we cant really go to any meetups right now but we can still socialize on here safely !