The wonderful thing about this site and the internet is you can get a wealth of knowledge very fast.

Some people ask about foreclosures in Canada, here is an email I got from an expert in Ontario refering specifically to multiplex properties:"Foreclosures are rare in Canada and Power of Sale is more common.

From what I have been exposed to so far, on this site, I am excited to start networking and surrounding myself with advice and knowledge from educated peers and finding my way in this market.I hope to hear from you all soon.

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What you are asking for has been the topic of many threads and articles here on BP and requires a lot of information, so much in fact that one of the resident Flip experts, @J Scott wrote an entire book about how to estimate rehab costs...I highly recommend it!

You could gain some valuable knowledge and experience.

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We own our home, that is about the extent of my knowledge.

I am not sure if it's the best or right market, but it's a drive away (as opposed to a flight) and there seems to be areas that are cash flowing steady.If I understand correctly, you're looking for a 30%+ return ($30K with $100K investment) - to the best of my knowledge, that seems to be fairly aggressive for rentals - maybe you can get that return on fix and flips.

Experts told me all they could do is apply like a dozen different insulation methods like special wooden floor heating.