Owners with Low Financial Stability Indicators (FSS) is one that lets you narrow down to the type of property you want to buy.

Get reliable data and then narrow that list down to your exact criteria.

From there on, you can narrow down your buy box.For now just keep listening to podcast and analyzing deals because those two things will help you determine what strategy to do :) Good luck!  

A small payment can equate to a small balance on a low price-band property. 

And as others have said Sponsors range from highly seasoned, experienced investment firms with large staffs to one-man-band solo "syndicators" who has done a house hack and think they are ready to sell securities and manage a multi million $ project - maybe they are (or not). 

If you do the owner-occupant route, you will be able to tap into some nicer areas because you will have less money in the deal as opposed to just buying a traditional rental where you will have to buy in usually B and lower areas to cash flow.

But, since you’re looking for specific types of properties there may be more efficient ways to narrow your search.

I think that this is just all the more reason to hit the ground running by really narrowing down my criteria and sticking to one thing to start off with.

We have narrowed in on buying in Windsor Hills as we feel like the amenities are a nice bonus for families that may not want to spend every day in the parks. 

I would recommend a trip to which ever city you narrow your choices down to.