I believe the reps were bonded and insured but can't be sure about that now.We suspected we were receiving less than what our return should be so we replaced the laundry room door locks. 

Meaning buy a property to live in, and rent out the other unit(s) as in duplexes, tri-plexes and 4-family buildings, or rent out rooms for a single family.  

@Jay WalcottYou can wholesale a wholesale to your own buyer, as long as there's room enough for you to make money in the deal.  

Multi-family properties that actually have separate units with living areas, kitchens, etc. surely can't be compared to other sf or town homes just because they have the same number of rooms?

If you can't afford a few grand then you really are never going to make it anyway.even if you are out their on your own to be proficient you need to spend money on your own advertising etc. access to MLS  and used correctly alone will pay for the license many times over.. and you never know when you may become a rock star agent top end agents make far more money than 99% of wholesalers you will listen to on this site especailly the part time investors  LOL.. they are part time for a reason.. they are not RE professionals.

You are in the upper part of the country, so you may want to market/list the property inmajor Canadian cities near your subject home (within Craigslist_if available, hospital community boards_ lunch rooms, major & prestigious Universities, and prestigious employer community bulletin boards.) 

"Look around at everyone in this room (there were 50 of us).  80% of you won't be in this business 1 year from today. 

If you're looking for stats, I'm making around an 18% cash on cash return, and I have room to increase total monthly gross rent prob around $10-20/unit next year (despite increasing rent, my rents are still under market).  

Could cut another 3 to 4 inches out above,,more than that would require extensive floor wall reno and a notch out of dining room floor/wall. 

This is a great way to start the night off and it gets everyones blood pumping so you don't have people falling asleep on you halfway through the evening.Calm, Find a nice spot and rent out a private room for dinner, see where the night takes you from there.