I was gonna have a bit more fun with u girls, but . . . . .
- Stupid broadband didn't work this morning,
- wasted an hour setting up another free dialup,
- Free trial of Bell will be over tomorrow, no more Chinese :p
My experience is a little different from yours:
There is a ~government department that auctions government/? repossessed homes. For better locations, better homes, the bids ended up almost market value. Don't touch those that nobody wants, renovation problem etc. My friend go there quite a few times over the years, has never found any deals there. Complete waste of time.