You are now starting to see evidence that rent is also decoupling from income.Naturally, this cannot continue, eventually employers will be compelled to relocate, or virtualise, to both afford facilities and retain a productive workforce.The difference with LA and Vancouver is that the average house price in LA is in the $500,000 range; so although both the housing price and wage growth rate in LA or the US may not necessarily be materially different than that of Vancouver, just the average price varaiance of a house in both cities will tend to make Vancouver seem more unaffordable.Housing and its affordability is a serious issue.

If you're going to continue investing in low-income units, I would suggest you employ a good property manager.

Employment history... is there any where that could finance a mortgage?

Even if you old it for more than a year, but your property  is flip, you are going to pay ordinary taxes plus self employment taxes if you do it regularly. 

As of the last 4 years we have developed a performance metric based probationary employment which allows applicants to demonstrate their skills.

Big corporations, (Including my employer!)

Section 142 - Employer credit for paid family and medial leave.

I think that was a tactical mistake, especially if you weren't laid off, or separated from your employer by means outside of your control (restructuring, firing, etc.). 

Then again some of our contractor/self employed friends are starting to feel it financially. 

I have a little over 100k in equity id like to pull to invest from my primary residence, make roughly 60-70k self employed for last 3 years, with very little debt other than my mortgage and a slowly rising credit score 650-700 ish over the last year really stared moving up.