You can also go to ancestry.com - I think they still give free 14-day trial memberships - and see, if he's mentioned in the social security death index. 

Great to see so many Canadian investors these days and congrats on taking action and buying a property!

I am social worker by trade but I realized early on that this profession wouldn't give me financial independence.

Gathered up data on who they were friends with and gave you an idea of what kind of social circles they associated with?  

Welcome to BP.I'm guessing by your message that you don't currently own your own house, and you're very ambitious.Wholesaling in Canada is a major pain, which explains why none of our Canadian members has met a highly successful wholesaler that is always flush with deals.

Over 75% of industry advertising is on social media - specifically Facebook and google.

I am now here in Vancouver as I have quite a following in Canada to help Canadians with U.S. connections.

its social and functional obsoleteness at play.. along with supply and demand  more housing than good renters or buyers.. this is what happened in Detroit.. 50k surplus homes..

While working the first day on my first job I realized that I was destined to become an entrepreneur I just did not know how to start without any money and my own social anxiety.Now seven years later, I joined BiggerPockets for real estate investments I am willing to trade physical labor if I have to just for knowledge and friends in the real estate business. 

I'm Canadian investing in my first u.s. tax lien.