Prefer to cashflow as close to day #1 as possible.No problem!

You get a great house to live in $150k-300k less than what you would otherwise pay for OR sell the main house as well for maximum profit.Photos are of a recent project from 2017.

Also, what would you recommend about getting a property to fix and flip or rent?

A great way to get started is to go to local real estate investor meetups and meet other investors.

Also, the owner expressed concerns over the capital gains tax early in the discussion...so I am thinking the opportunity to do vendor financing will help me get a good purchase price and help the vendor with taxes.  

They'll just keep coming back with new issues for you to fix.How to tell if this is a legit mold issue or if it's the tenants problem: initial sniff test goes as follows....did the previous tenants have this issue?

We estimated the ARV to be $150-160k.

What @Collin H. said.

If I can get someone to take over for me they are going to have a much easier time bc of it, but even the lady who has been part time helping me acts so stressed beyond belief w/everything I teach her that it is insane to me. 

As a Canadian, most of what you say regarding BC and Ontario is true due to Vancouver and Toronto being the major cities in Canada, but your immigration numbers and link to housing shortage is a bit of political rhetoric.