Outside of a few major centres (Vancouver, Toronto, MTL, Calgary, etc) you do not have density to sustain a wholesaling business (if it is your only source of income);Mortgage arrears/delinquency  - Mortgage arrears in Canada are historically far lower (<1%) than in the U.S.A. and delinquencies are less than half the amount of arrears.  

I've never bought a house before, and i've never had an income to be able to be picky about my living situation, so i really have no idea what amenities to look for, and even worse, no idea what large ticket items to look for. obviously roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing - but what indicators of those can i actually inspect on my own and be able to see if this house has any major red flags? 

My wife and I are on our 3rd homeowner occupied flip house and do the majority of the work ourselves.After 5 years of living in a construction zone, we too are starting to look to complete a cash-out refi on our current house in order to purchase our next house and a rental over the next 6 months.  

rentals that do not need major repairs- at least to start

Hey everyone on BP, I've been searching online for a lot of ways to branch out in the real estate community and found BP!

Those are just 'very, very rough guidelines', I'd say my last 3-5 flips average out to about $13-14 per sq ft - Kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, paint inside and out, one or two of the major systems (roof, windows, furnace, water heater), etc.  

Hey guys,I would like some advice/ideas on how to turn around a property I acquired online or how to get rid of it (if it's not worth the trouble).Being prior military I was familiar with Fort gordon, GA (city of Augusta) and received a notice that the VA was getting rid of several properties that it had foreclosed on.

I signed up online for water service, but was denied because apparently I need a master meter, which requires almost as much documentation as purchasing the property itself!

The holding costs i could fine the taxes online , the insurance i can get a free quote , lights and swear i can just google right ?

However, in 5-7 years our $21k rehab should still look pretty good and we won't have to do major rehab again that would hurt our returns.