I  am in the middle of transferring money to a self directed IRA and can't wait to buy my first.Thanks again and all advice is welcome!!

That can easily be solved by joining the local REIA (Bluegrass Real Estate Investors Group) also like Ryan has mentioned.

Locating one will be challenging just like @Russell Brazil had mentioned. 

Don't mention rental assistance unless she brings it up, then tell her you are not interested in accepting this help.

It was in one of their classes that I heard a woman mention Bigger Pockets.Months later, I went to an REIA intro class here in Addison.

I wondered the same thing at first but the advantages of starting your investing outweighs waiting to start. 1.

Plus anything beats waiting tables as I did thru out college.

Originally posted by @Luc Boiron:@Nick OvingtonAs @Ming Lim said, to cash flow in Toronto you need to do more than just buy a house and rent it.However, if you're able to do the same thing outside of Toronto, you can get even better cash flow.Very good point I forgot to mention!

We signed the amended offer and that was itToday I get an email from my realtor stating that the seller's agent called her yesterday afternoon and said there was another offer coming in and that they were going to wait for that.  

not sure in Canada as @Doug Pretorius mentions, but in all MLS systems in the U.S., you MUST offer a compensation for the buyer (tenant) agent...that is the nature of the MLS.