REIA meetings are a great way to get exposure to many different flavours of real estate investing. 

More interested in other states now anyways.Hopefully that gives you a flavour for the Australian market.  

“Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all it's flavour.”

CMHC rental market reports are a good place to start until you want to dive deeper into a specific market: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en...Once you have a market or two identified, you can get the local flavour from realtors / PMs in market

You had also mentioned something about her wanting to sell to the right family, and I find myself also wondering if she knows that you are an investor and that has flavoured her response as well, instead of being able to sell to an owner occupant.If you were to terminate, at least you could put in your termination agreement that she reimburse you for any inspection and appraisal costs but you have already spent, as well as your earnest money. 

** I  know there a few previous threads on this subject. I've read through them -I wanted to start this in case anything is new since the last thread/others that hasn't saw those perhaps wanted to comment here - as we...

I have used the bacon training trick in the past and it usually works really well.I walk the yard once a day and add flavour to the treats.

This is simply the flavour of the month topic.

Much of the information you will find here is universally applicable, however the site does have a predominately U.S.A. membership and flavour.

It will never go out of style in a rental as opposed to choosing the "flavour of the month" colours.Buy it by the 5 gal pail and use it in all units every room.