Protecting Your Identity: Involving Real Estate and Mortgages. This book is targeted to the residential home purchasing market of in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is about the available options that are available to reduce the risk of a variety of real estate fraud possibilities. The purpose of this book is to show that if we reduce our risk and decrease or vulnerability of becoming a victim of the identity abuses including theft and fraud. It is always better to be proactive than reactive, especially in areas involving the potential of becoming a victim to such a crime. The losses are devastating, frustrating and expensive. Prevention is always king and this book will show how to set yourself up in away to use your personal circumstances to discover possible ways to protect yourself, your family and your residential investment.