Hey,If your budget is 150K max and you are looking to buy in Ontario here are some markets to consider:North bay, Sudbury, Cornwall, Windsor.If you need help connecting with realtors, property managers etc in these cities feel free to reach out.

As a middle school teacher with a full-time job, how can I effectively manage my time and efforts to delve into real estate investing?

After doing some research it was clear that this management company makes a habit of doing this and that these were unfair charges.

Nine out of 10 times we'll get a call the day before the appraisal, but occasionally the appraiser will call while standing outside the house when he sees the "Alarm" sign on the door; when that happens, we tell him how to disable the alarm, but now that we know he's at the property, we can rush right over or send our project manager over to meet him. 2.

You are unable to unwilling to clarify your role. 

A property management company pays 15.3% self employment tax on income. 

I have a few properties I own and I also manage some, so I'm not completely green to the world of real estate, however I want to dive into wholesaling and that's totally out of my realm of expertise. 

At that point it comes down to risk management and your own tolerance for legal exposure. 

I recommend reading “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.

From my experience those who succesfully self perform have enough volume where the construction management becomes their full time employment.