They kept you updated with the happenings and where proactive with trying to find the best possible solution.

Try asking yourself these questions:Do you value more privacy and a traditional home feel (single-family), or are you comfortable with potentially closer proximity to tenants (duplex)?

Are you trying to purchase without using an agent?

Just trying to get a benchmark for being conservative about debt. 

Right now I'm trying to work on my team.

The only reason you would want to try to find a market to flip houses in that isn't the market you are living in is because you can't afford entry level homes in your market.

It's irrelevant unless he is working with a social worker who is trying to work with you.  

Haven’t tried online meetups, but I feel they would not be the same.

I've tried BMO (BMO Harris), and I will most likely try RBC, but usually it's a US credit card or mortgage, but correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't build your US Credit history.

A seller that I had bought from prior to had sent us a property they were trying to assign the contract for.