It is definitely encouraging to see some great individuals in my area already.

Society thinks we should have a big house, family, two dogs and a white picket fence by our late twenties.

It involves learning how to price a home, and "encouraging" the seller to price their home at a price that is respective of its condition, etc.  

I would encourage you to not wait for a downturn to start your acquisition of rentals.  

Will try to summarize the details, I have done my DD but want to see just in-case I am missing anything. Thank you for any input in advance.
Waterloo Ontario has U of Waterloo as well as Laurier, Google is also expan...

The best groups will encourage education and networking, but there are some that are being run almost solely for the benefit of the founder(s), so beware of any group whose main function is to sell you into a mentorship program offered by the owner (or their friends/partners).

I would encourage you to pursue the house hack. 

@Kevin Hunter @Dmitriy Fomichenko @Marlen Weber Thank you all for taking the time and encouragement. 

And we haven't even talked about union pressures...We need to be encouraging young or unemployed people to pursue these crafts and combine them with a business acumen.

I encourage you to take the time and do a search on "cap rate" right there on BP, you won't be disappointed.