I sat at a computer they had and found that all it could pull for me was a list of cases but there were no electronic records about the cases.

@Ming LimHow effective will the speculation tax without real market data (none is officially collected by the government) to identify the current mix of foreign versus home grown speculators.Also, with allowing exceptions/rebates for working foreign nationals and international students, you still leave the door open to Mom & Dad buying a house or condo for little Senhua/Michaela/Suzie/Lucia to attend university in Canada ... and another for her little brother the following year.

I contacted the listing agent, who said I can make an offer contingent upon an internal visual inspection.

I interned for a summer with insurance salesman and they loved selling whole life insurance because they made such a huge commission off it.

Of course I can view the cams on my phone too, but rarely utilize that feature.Using the cameras and electronic access control has allowed me to eliminate the 4 hour a day security guard the previous owner utilized, a savings of about $20k/year.  

However "Under Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 1031), a taxpayer may defer recognition of capital gains and related Federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property."

While going to school maybe you can intern for a developer, homebuilder, etc.

I had just completed the inspection and appraisal and I had to sign a contract seeking a few minor repairs in the inspection.My real estate agent sent me a contract that I did not read and just electronically signed.

Houses and developments started popping up everywhere, property value on existing homes went through the roof, HELOCS and 2nd mortgages were being taken out on homes, and the money was used friviously financing cruises, international vacations, and time share purchases.

Some say this is because they prefer the flexibility to travel are the U.S. and internationally.