Zillow, prop stream, drive bys, and asking neighbors questions are simple practices.

Where do I find the rules/regulations regarding STRs in these areas? 

Finally, their team has real estate experience so they understand different use cases and best practices.

I don't know the regulations in Canada, but in the U.S. lagoons are something that you should only buy if you can connect to city sewer or you have 100% vetted the state, county and city regulations and are 100% confident you won't have to remove it or modify it.

Temperature controls need to be separate, so they are not shutting and opening vents to regulate temperature. 2.

We've been running numbers through the rental calculator, getting used to analyzing the numbers and trying to find good deals to get practice with that.

I try to dig into and seek governmental policies, for instance, laws that may regulate/cap rent, property tax increases, different zoning laws that may hurt or help my strategy in the long run.

New construction must comply with new regulations so they are not getting built unless they can charge enough rent to be profitable.So, if the new apartments rent for $2,000 per month and your rentals are $1,000, none of your residents are going to look to move to those new units.  

I am new to BP and am practicing using the calculators.

But, I thought if I could do a sublet, I would work around property management regulations as I would be invested in renting the property and then renting it out myself.