This home is in their database. 

What’s more it puts the responsibility on the mentor being “good enough” or their wisdom being “sage enough” to enable you to pull the trigger on a deal.

I don’t recommend the wifi enabled ones because of potential to get hacked, higher cost and need to have a WiFi account for the property.

How broad is the Canadian database?

Your time will be your own.  2) You will be "creating" increased cash flow to enable a more comfortable "retirement."3) Your "retirement" will not be a true retirement, but an opportunity to create the time (day-to-day, as well as time over months and years) necessary for you to support yourself indefinitely at a certain financial level, while you try to increase your income through further REI.I like the idea and applaud you for taking the chance. 

but generally the county/city auditor has a data base for all this stuff on their web site.

This program is full featured, including a database to hold your properties, buyers, renters, private lenders, hard money lenders, conventional lenders, contractors, etc.

I use Podio for my database and keep track of all prospects through there.

Some counties have changed from searching by assessor's records (text based data base) to a GIS (shape based search) approach. 

Yes, the property appraiser has a database of every single property and property type in that county.