I've always had better luck with independent lenders rather than a bank.....just my .02...

I'm looking for thoughts on renting individual rooms to independent living seniors and promoting community/companionship. 

My name is Jefferson, Im 19 years old from Canada, Im interested in getting into real estate, specifically Rental Properties, my goals one day are to become financially independent and gain passive income through my portfolio of rental properties, Im still very new to this though, so if anyone can recommend me some good books, videos, courses, bootcamps that can help me reach this goal one day, that would be greatly appreciated.

However, I do see some independent lenders out there. 

I suggest you buy this book "A Teenager's Guide to Achieving Early Financial independence"  FIRST TO A MILLION (by Dan Sheeks)  I purchased for my son.

I could probably get my parents to co-sign but would like to be as independent as I can with this.

My five year vision for myself, is to have a mixture of single family rentals, perhaps small multi-family as well, and some flips sprinkled in each year, to generate enough cash flow for me to be financially independent, while maintaining assets to build wealth. 

I would also get competing quotes from an independent agent with multiple companies to see what is their quotes are at. 

The stock market doesn't solve my financial independence needs.Great idea with the fact sheet for the appraiser!

Appraisal orders are fairly the same, except hard money lenders have the flexibility of lending on what they think value could be at, not just what a 3rd party appraiser thinks; even though that independent appraisal is required by law and taken into consideration.