So, it's advantageous for them to offer properties at a heavily discounted price so they can be financed by their buyers.

I've worked with quality bookkeepers from other countries at heavily discounted rates and would be interested to hear the value you place on a local bookkeeper from a consumer's perspective. 

The second thing they mentioned was they still looked fairly heavily at credit, that I'm currently paying everything on time, nothing was late in the past year, and there were no judgments against me.To the second question, about the down payment, you're right in that you typically need the funds and close first, and also expect the 20-25% range, I've never seen 10% down. 

It will depend heavily on what you owe on the mortgage.  

They've been pulling back heavily from investor lending over the past handful of months and I've not found a fund that's been receptive to backing this type of lending.

Alberta is starting to diversify its economy, but it is still heavily dependent on oil and gas which is of course cyclical. 

I would say no, but you likely now your market the best.As for the terms of your partnership, its stacked pretty heavily with the builder. 

I personally invested in both REI heavily and small business for many years.   

Yes I invest heavily on the beach.

As a condo owner, we could not touch the roof for repairs and had to rely heavily on the COA who did not act in a timely manner.