You can use your HELOC for down payment to acquire the property instead. paying all cash for this property so no DP required.

Fix and Flips require Money(and or atleast reputation).If you are in a bad financial situation, fix and flips may not be possible for you(especially if you have no experience).

Your ability to qualify depends on income, credit, and lender requirements, but leveraging your equity makes your request more feasible.

Success in real estate requires courage, perseverance, and the willingness to take calculated risks.Internalize these principles and apply them in your real estate endeavors, and you will be on your path to success.

However while people in Windsor doesn't have the luxury of high paying jobs that GTA residents have, is it just a temporary fever of buying houses, or there is really something going on in this city ? 

Know the rules of the sale, some sales wipe out liens, some do NOT, some require only cash payments, others won't accept cash, personal checks or business checks, some require pre-registration, some require that the bidder can't owe delinquent taxes on any property, some vet the bidders for state and Federal liens,.....2. 

A/C is not required in Texas as well. 

New builds, new developments, plenty of rentals within driving distance of the city center, and there are still plenty of areas where a good eye for a rehab job will get you a good ROI.

I have just started in a 3-day training for the Lee Arnold broker certification program and thus far just completed the online material required for preparation. 

Short-term rentals of non-owner-occupied properties will also require a special use variance which is obtainable by starting with the completion of an application in the Zoning Department."