I suggest you look up Black Diamond in MA.  

I'm hoping to connect with like-minded people in the Toronto Area (or elsewhere) just to bounce ideas off and hopefully to connect with some great realtors or wholesalers that can help me find that Giant Diamond in the Rough to start the ball rolling. 

Look up "Diamond Farming" Gary DiGrazio out of the bay area of San FranciscoHe is the best when it comes to learning about Probate.

Have 2 major concerns about option A;Concern #1: I'm afraid in option A if I find a property myself (especially unlisted/off-market) the agent will want credit (I'm constantly looking for the next diamond in the rough and had a situation like this happen once before...was one too many times).Concern #2: I'm looking at everything from duplexes up to 12 units...in my experience agents seem to specialize; some are residential, some commercial and there is usually a clear cutoff point between 1-4 unit and 5+ unit.Commercial agents don't generally find 2-4 units, and residential agents don't usually deal in apartment buildings.

You should check out the black diamond networking events as well, very interesting topics and a great place to network.

@Patrick Diamond.

Hi everyone,My name is Patrick Diamond and I just took the plunge to become a pro member.  

The property is a diamond in the rough, and having gone to school in this town, I know the potential of owning this property 15 years from now.

There might be diamonds in the rough, but I'm going to ease into Real Estate, and a major fixer-upper or property in a class D-neighborhood won't be where I begin my journey. 

I went to my first black diamond networking event last month and it was pretty interesting!