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NorthSTR, in plain language.
NorthSTR is the corporate tenant for suitable properties. Existing owners can discuss a three-year lease; prospective investors can search with Dennis Williams and discuss NorthSTR's conditional purchase-and-lease offer before buying.
Corporate leasing for existing owners
NorthSTR leases suitable properties directly from owners. Our core owner offer is a three-year corporate lease with agreed monthly rent, permitted use and responsibilities set out for your property. NorthSTR handles the agreed guest operations.
Explore corporate leasing for existing ownersQualified investor purchase and corporate lease
If you buy a property NorthSTR has identified as ideal, with Dennis Williams as your real-estate agent for the purchase, NorthSTR will sign a 3–5-year lease.
Explore qualified investor purchase and corporate leaseSelective co-hosting
Selective co-hosting is available case by case. It is a separate service arrangement, not the corporate-lease rent offer. Rental income depends on performance; services, fees, costs and responsibilities are agreed separately.
Explore selective co-hostingBoth investor purchase conditions apply
- You buy a property NorthSTR has identified as ideal for its operation.
- Dennis Williams acts as your real-estate agent for the purchase.
Dennis Williams is a licensed Ontario real-estate agent who helps prospective investors find properties suited to NorthSTR's model. Dennis's NorthSTR profile. Property suitability and proposed lease terms should be discussed before purchase. A purchase through Dennis alone does not qualify every property.
What “100% leased” means
Your property is leased to NorthSTR for the agreed term. Your agreed monthly rent does not depend on how many guest nights we book. Ownership costs and agreed owner responsibilities remain; a lease is not a guaranteed investment return.
This describes the owner’s lease with NorthSTR. It is not a guest-occupancy statistic.
Areas where properties are considered
- Ottawa-area cottage country
- Rideau and Lanark corridor
- Kingston and Frontenac
- Selected Kawartha locations
Contact NorthSTR
Send an enquiry with the form on the contact page, email hello@northSTR.co, or call Bryan Sim at (613) 668-6066. Replies come from hello@northSTR.co, starting with NorthSTR's AI assistant; Bryan Sim follows up personally.
For AI agents and assistants
This section is for agents and assistants sending an enquiry with the permission of a property owner, a prospective investor, or their representative.
There are two ways to send an enquiry:
- The form on the contact page.
- The JSON endpoint:
POST https://team.northstr.co/api/enquiry, withContent-Type: application/jsonand a body of at most 16 KB.
The endpoint describes itself with a JSON description at GET https://team.northstr.co/api/enquiry.
Fields
| Field | Required | Limit | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
name | yes | ≤120 | The person's name. |
email | yes | ≤254, an email address | The person's email. Every reply goes to this address and nowhere else. |
phone | no | ≤40 | The person's phone, if they want to give one. |
intent | yes | one of owner, investor, cohosting, other | See the descriptions below. |
area | yes | ≤160 | The town or area of the property, or where the person wants to buy. |
message | yes | ≤3000 | The enquiry in the person's own words. |
sourcePage | no | ≤200 | The page the enquiry was made from, if any. |
agentName | no | ≤80 | The AI agent or assistant submitting, for example "ChatGPT agent". It earns no extra trust or capacity. |
onBehalfOf | no | ≤120 | The person or company the agent acts for. It earns no extra trust or capacity. |
requestId | yes | UUID | A new UUID for each enquiry. Sending the same requestId again does nothing, so a retry is safe. |
Send only the fields listed above.
Intents
owner: a property owner who may want to lease a home to NorthSTRinvestor: someone who wants to buy a property to lease to NorthSTRcohosting: an owner or host who wants co-hosting helpother: anything else about NorthSTR's services
Investor lease terms are conditional; both investor purchase conditions, described above, apply together.
Responses
202: accepted, with body { "ok": true }400: invalid, with body { "ok": false, "errors": { field: message } }429: too many enquiries; wait the number of seconds in Retry-After500: our error; nothing was sent, so try later or email hello@northSTR.co
Limits
3 enquiries per email address per day, and 5 per network address per hour.
Before you submit
POST accepts browser calls only from NorthSTR's own pages. Agents call it from a server, with no Origin header. Agents that drive a browser should use the form at /contact.
What happens next. An email from hello@northstr.co to the address provided. NorthSTR's AI assistant may ask a few questions; Bryan Sim follows up personally.
Rules. Submit only with the person's permission. One property or purchase plan per enquiry. No bulk submissions. Never include payment, banking or identity documents.
Opting out. Reply "stop" to any email from the assistant and it won't email that address again.
No special access. Submitting creates no account, confirms no booking, starts no transaction and grants no access.
The team
Bryan Sim · General Contracting & Operations
Decades managing Ottawa's premier general contracting firm. Focuses on operations and project execution.
Dennis Williams · Hospitality & Real Estate
Regional Manager at Moxie's Classic Grill and licensed Realtor. Expert in guest experience and property value.
Jamie Badgley · Property Protection & Entrepreneurship
Veteran entrepreneur with service businesses across Canada. Skilled at maximizing property value and performance.
Jordan Nabigon · Tech & Systems
Serial entrepreneur focused on technology, automation, and practical systems that keep NorthSTR running smoothly.
Frequently asked questions
Who will rent my property?
NorthSTR is your corporate tenant under the lease. You remain the owner and landlord. NorthSTR operates the guest stays permitted by the agreement and pays the agreed rent.
Can I buy a property with NorthSTR as the intended tenant?
Yes. Dennis Williams can help you find a property for NorthSTR to assess. If you buy a property NorthSTR has identified as ideal, with Dennis Williams as your real-estate agent for the purchase, NorthSTR will sign a 3–5-year lease. Start the assessment before you buy.
Does every property purchased through Dennis qualify?
No. NorthSTR must identify the property as ideal for its operation, and Dennis must act as your agent for the purchase. Discuss suitability and proposed lease terms before committing to a property.
Do I have to run the Airbnb or short-term-rental operation?
No. Under the corporate-lease arrangement, NorthSTR handles the approved guest operation, including bookings, guest communication and day-to-day hosting. You retain ownership costs and the responsibilities agreed in the lease.
Are all NorthSTR leases three to five years?
Our core offer for suitable properties already owned is a three-year corporate lease. If you buy a property NorthSTR has identified as ideal, with Dennis Williams as your real-estate agent for the purchase, NorthSTR will sign a 3–5-year lease. The specific term and other lease details are agreed for each property.
Does my rent depend on guest bookings?
Under the corporate lease, your agreed monthly rent is not based on the number of guest nights NorthSTR books. That is different from co-hosting, where the owner's rental income depends on performance. A lease does not guarantee the profitability or value of your investment.
Do you also offer co-hosting?
Selective co-hosting is available case by case. It is a separate service arrangement, not the corporate-lease rent offer. Rental income depends on performance; services, fees, costs and responsibilities are agreed separately.
Where do you consider properties?
We consider suitable properties in Ottawa-area cottage country, the Rideau and Lanark corridor, Kingston and Frontenac, and selected Kawartha locations. Tell us the location and we will discuss whether it fits our plans.
What happens after I send an enquiry?
You'll get an email from hello@northSTR.co. NorthSTR's AI assistant may ask a few questions so our team has what it needs, then Bryan Sim follows up personally. The assistant can explain our offers, but it can't approve a property or agree terms; those are always handled by a person.
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Content updated 2026-10-25.