By choosing XXX Title, Buyer shall incur $0 cost for title expenses and owner's policy, which are traditionally paid by Buyer in the amount up to $xxx."  

I realized that a traditional down payment could put me in a tight spot if 2 of 4 units have a major issue before building a fund from cash flow.So now I’m weighing the question,” Is it possibly worth renting another year, if I can’t find a multifamiky deal?”.

These would be 7-10 year holds, so in that time frame, as the assets age, am I going to start being better off running the assets traditionally as the R&M expenses begin to increase over time?  

I guess the traditional style of getting emails, forwarding them along, etc.?

If its an industrial building traditional "retail" uses likely wont be allowed and similarly if its a retail building chances are good that most industrial uses wont be allowed.

If I can acquire traditional financing on multiple properties then I would have no reason to go through a portfolio lender..?

If you are new to wholesaling I'd recommend that you go the traditional route going after properties that aren't listed.  

It is the step that protects you against fraud and other fraudulent practices, like one of my mentors will say “ensure to check all checkable “.Your Realtor and your lawyer should be able to assist greatly in this as this is why you are paying them, they should help you verify the tittles on the land, ascertain the real owners from both the land registry and the traditional registry and ensure you are not buying government land or land in dispute.(9)TAKE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION:- Always insist on taking immediatepossessionof your propertythat’s why I always advocate for people to buy from real estate companies doing immediate allocation., insist on collecting all your documents immediately so as to forestall falling prey to confidence trickstersCONCLUSSIONJust take action today, Contact a realtor and kick start Investment in landed property.

Hi All,I will chime in on this thread - I completely agree the traditional model of buying, investing 20% down and holding is not the best of strategies in Canada.

I own 9 units so far that I purchased traditionally- but now I want to try and scale fast.