Over the years, on top of basic service like boiler cleaning, the company has also had to install a water system, upgrade the electrical service, reline a chimney, replace not 1, but 3 roofs & replace an oil storage tank to name a few.  

Might want to sneak at peek at those big oil stocks to sink some of that cash into?????? 

From highly appreciated CA, HI and WA properties into multiple turn keys in the midwest to a large sale of oil interests (yes that counts as real estate) into a fractional TIC with a national corporate tenant.  

The oil boom in that area in recent years is a major factor.

Oil based Kilz is best to cover smoke, its even used after fires.

Waiting for a friend right now at the hospital, so able to share now too...Progam covers A to Z of everything I know, things like but not limited to: - traditional finance - seller finance  - lease/options, lease/purchase, subject to, wraps, seller carry,               contract 4 deed(or agreement for deed depending upon state), and other              contractual control tools for real estate - agency vs investing (much like water and oil) - wholesaling, wholetaling, retail wholesaling and other forms of leverage - building a network for business not for show - DISC personality quadrant study and knowing thyself and reading others - general and specific value props in order to grow and communicate your business - phone work - I'm a believer in 1-2-3 of growing business    1) prospecting - face to face or voice to voice - seller and buyer conversations         takes time, no $$ and masters the important conversation of real estate - can             do from the beginning with a phone and craigslist or zillow or an expired list         - provides immediate results and feedback    2) networking - face to face, time activity and overtakes your over time        takes time, some money and builds your NET or power team and brings                        referrals and relationships for credibility - immediate activity, delayed results    3) marketing - anything you feel will work or is worth your time from direct mail to          bandit signs to websites and PPC -         - $$ up front, little time, and can over take you if you do it right - many newbies          use this as a crutch to get in, but never get traction cause they don't value the              conversation with sellers/buyers in order to master the idea of finding my 3                favorite things...

Working in oil & gas, I can say that they have an amazing rental market..

Have you considered just investing in gas and oil mineral right royalty funds and making more cash flow passively?

Vacancy (CMHC): Calgary 4.9%, Vancouver 1.2%, Toronto 4.5%, Montreal 3.0%Population growth 1961-2021 (StatsCan)-Unemployment percent 2001-2019 (StatsCan)-Conclusions:* AB is the only one where unemployment is trending higher (oil based economy)* QC has the most significant reduction in unemployment, a combination of high job creation and relatively slower population growth* despite having the most population growth, ON still manages to produce a lot of jobs for people going thereREI is a long term endeavor, so it's worth the upfront time in doing some analysis to increase your chances of success in the future.

Think of Bitcoin and other Crypto crashing to $0, stock market declining 20%+, Tesla filing for bankruptcy, eviction and foreclosure moratorium expiring, oil at $150/barrel, Fed raising rates to combat hyperinflation, interest rates on 10 year treasuries going to 3%+, China invading Taiwan, and more civil unrest in USA all happen before the end of the year....Austin market and every other real estate market will plummet quick.