But Ty Burns this is not an uncommon experience for people and contractors.

Find a title company that will write your buyers a title policy (I found one in Dallas after much detective work and a little social engineering).

New Western Acquisitions here in the Metroplex has a reputation for burning uninformed Investors.

If you've got money to burn people will be lined up to take it.

I don't know a thing about Canadian RE markets or regulations.But as to the building, have it inspected by the best you can find, an engineer would not be out of the question.Really, 1920 was not that long ago.

I am working with clients off of Bigger Pockets.They found me in search engines from some of the topics where I answered questions.I just give freely with the expectation of nothing in return.I actually love commercial real estate.Some simply read posts on this site but never post and contact me privately through messaging.They are not interested in posting but want to invest.Everyone is different in how they want to participate and contact people.I want clients for life and not sell people a bunch of goods for a quick buck.People that do not love real estate look to take advantage of people but people in it for the long haul realize that's the wrong approach.You could study real estate your whole life and just scratch the surface of realizing how vast and infinite and ever changing it is.

Furthermore a reputable flipper with a spotless track record is less likely to burn you by not making payments or leave you holding the bag with a half-finished flip.There are a lot of good operators out there, and a lot of bad ones.

If you have not smiled yet today....http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/engineer-outlines-dangers-of-throwing-items-at-lingerie-parties-1.1711230

If you don't get comfortable or hire a PM...listen to this please....you will lose money and end up burned out from this investment.

If you don't have a buyer within a reasonable amount of time, don't burn them, or you'll risk never getting a second deal.