And you really need out west 5k to 50k acres to really have a decent size parcel to hunt big game on.I see it as the province of the very wealthy and who will also usually have stocked ponds be it Trout in the north or Bass in warmer areas..  

I can't speak for the US, but in Canada each province has different forms they use and different costs. 

Yeah Anthony, I was thinking that too, cos from my little research I think AB is more favorable to landlords than any other province in Canada.

I plan to invest local to me to start, get my hands dirty for a while then learn to be a long distance investor in different provinces, followed by investing in the US.

Have you considered investing in a different Canadian province?

Other provinces have sales / auctions - there's one going on in New Brunswick late this month for example.

If you invest in the Dominican Republic, it's better that you have the right contacts and know what you do or that you know people who do.We're about to invest in the Samana province.

Inner city urban cores of large cities tend to be the province of wholesalers that can actually do some volume..

Are you local or out of province?

Dave:In the four provinces and two states in which we have operated, the "system" appears more focused on securing the hegemony of the real estate agent than holding the rank and file to anything resembling superlative business practices.