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.

They will pay a premium rent; but, the use has been historically been associated with non-traditional retailing.

Those guys maybe candidates for a short sale but certainly not your traditional wholesale deal.Figure out exactly what your looking for so you can fine tune your message to better fit their needs.Also, there are a lot of places to buy lists, shop around a little.

Traditional asset allocation won't be effective due to deflation.

Using a traditional attorney, unless they specialize in short sales, is likely a waste of your hard earned $$.

Hi Arthur Garcia,I see you are a buy and hold guy, and I coach Lease Option Assignments, so I will give it a go.You can get an option to buy on-Sub 2Wrap AITDLease OptionContract for Deedor a Classic Wholesale Option to PurchaseIf you are trying to 1. help a seller sell on terms, instead of a traditional cash sale with an agent, 2. enter into the deal as a principal, 3. cloud the title with a memorandum of option, then 4.

I can sell it.I have the cash reserves myself to lend, as well as know both individuals who want to fund real estate investors, and customers.I've talked to hard money lenders in depth before and understand the traditional model.