Turning your Florida home into a short-term rental could give you steady cash flow and help fund the builds.

Employment wise, Aultman Hospital is consuming the SW part of Canton and Timken Steel keeps plugging along with some smaller manufacturing companies staying steady, but outside of Aultman I haven't seen any significant job growth or companies moving here, and if they do, they usually aren't coming into the City.  

You're inspiring many others to do the same and follow the plan of 'slow and steady wins the race'.   

Rent steady, equity,... since you seem to have done your research already and vetted her. 

Economic Timing.According to data compiled by Marcus & Millichap[2], the Portland area has experienced three very important trends since 2010:The average price per unit for apartments has nearly doubledThe rate of employment growth rose from 2010 to 2015 but has since declined steadily, projected to be up 1% for 2020 (estimated before COVID-19)Roughly 30,000 apartments have been built since 2010, with another 5,600 units slated for construction in 2020Most RHA members have enjoyed a solid decade of price growth, rent growth and steady occupancy.

The other option is a water supply line, but that would typically resulting a steady leak and the damage would occur faster.Really think about what is above that space that could cause the issue.

Grow steady and have a strong foundation.

The students have been allowed to live all over the west side of the city, and student rents stayed pretty steady (though they have increased every year that I've been doing leasing). 

Would slow and steady be replaced with meteoric?

Unlike Vegas, where tourism can be hit-or-miss depending on conventions or events, Florida’s Panhandle delivers steady demand every season.