Well, I'm in school right now, and I've been busy trying to make money online with websites.

I have a link that has many many many on-line recordes and accesors.

I have also owned many businesses:johnmichael: Laundry Mats, Retail Stores, Flea Markets, Convince Stores, Arcades, Rack Merchandising, Mystery ,Mystery shopping Company, Auction Centers, Answering Services, Vending, And the list goes on.johnmichael: Now enough pumping sunshine up my own skirt LOLjohnmichael: Do understand we will be going over the basics and then step by step jump into the more advanced and creative strategies of locating Real Estatejohnmichael: I do want to cover basic investing strategy for new investors; johnmichael: STEP 1 - Buy a piece of real estate under the most favorable terms and conditions possible with as much leverage (OPM--other people's money) as you can.johnmichael: The art of this game is finding moneyjohnmichael: Money is everywhere folksjohnmichael: How many Dr's in your townsDan_Auito: We are gaining strength in that dept as more and more lenders are finding our home herejohnmichael: The are of OPM is just asking for it!

Reprinted with permissionWhen choosing an area where to buy a rental property, there are several things to consider including, distance from your home, supply of potential tenants, average rents you can collect and the ability of tenants in that area to pay you.I would choose property where people want to live, close to shops, parks and decent schools, and in a well-kept neighborhood.

I'm not talking about shopping at the 33cent store, but merely using your smarts to get things at a better price.

This example should make it clear to you that finding the right financing is the FIRST step and the key ingredient to your real estate investing…….. however, there is a PROBLEM.The problem is that as an investor, you have been trained to shop for properties FIRST, and almost never for financing.

I'm gonna talk my wife out of her chinese spare rib recipe and put it online soon.

I found a really interesting online "course" on real estate.

If you plan on doing business in many provinces in Canada I suggest incorporating federally (you can do it online through the corporations Canada website for $220 including your NUANS search) and then registering in each province.

Locate your local assessor's office online (they are organized by county).