I probably didn’t elaborate well enough in my post.My income question was more meaning how do I know if it’s smart to invest in property with freelance income in a potentially volatile industry.

I have been struggling to find someone to refinance a fully tented industrial building of mine.

I have been working in the real estate industry since 2010, specializing in working with investors and 1st time home buyers for the last number of years.

You have the tech/biotech and aerospace industries bringing in a lot of jobs, the university, and the city's population is steadily growing.

The area is a mining community outside of Ontario (so there is risk there because without the mine there is no industry), however there should be 16 more years of mining.

This will help you meet lots of different people in the industry who might help you along your journey or at least share their own experiences that you can also learn from. 

Before jumping into the STR industry, you must have vendors working for you who know the market and what they're doing.

Real Estate is a vast industry, and with dedication, continuous learning, and ample networking, success is within reach.

Then work on annexing into the town of Wellington in order to rezone other parcel (B) to industrial or commercial to follow towns comprehensive plan.

Lower-skill jobs have higher turnover, and companies that hire for these roles are always hiring and are likely not the pickiest employers (for example, the average annual restaurant industry turnover rate is 79.6% from 2013-2023 – 79.6% of restaurant employees leave their job every year).