{
  "schemaVersion": "2.0",
  "updated": "2026-10-25",
  "name": "NorthSTR",
  "canonical": "https://northstr.co/",
  "description": "Find a corporate tenant for a suitable Eastern Ontario property, or explore buying with Dennis Williams and NorthSTR's qualified lease offer.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "contact": {
    "email": "hello@northstr.co",
    "emailDisplay": "hello@northSTR.co",
    "phoneName": "Bryan Sim",
    "phone": "(613) 668-6066",
    "tel": "+16136686066"
  },
  "existing_owner_lease": {
    "description": "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.",
    "termYears": 3,
    "url": "/property-owners"
  },
  "qualified_investor_lease": {
    "description": "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.",
    "termYears": [
      3,
      5
    ],
    "conditions": [
      "You buy a property NorthSTR has identified as ideal for its operation.",
      "Dennis Williams acts as your real-estate agent for the purchase."
    ],
    "url": "/investment-properties"
  },
  "dennis": {
    "name": "Dennis Williams",
    "role": "Dennis Williams is a licensed Ontario real-estate agent who helps prospective investors find properties suited to NorthSTR's model.",
    "profile": "/team/dennis-williams"
  },
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "Corporate leasing for existing owners",
      "description": "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.",
      "url": "/property-owners",
      "id": "corporate-leasing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Qualified investor purchase and corporate lease",
      "description": "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.",
      "url": "/investment-properties",
      "id": "investor-leasing"
    },
    {
      "name": "Selective co-hosting",
      "description": "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.",
      "url": "/property-owners#lease-comparison",
      "id": "cohosting"
    }
  ],
  "leaseQualification": "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.",
  "areas": [
    "Ottawa-area cottage country",
    "Rideau and Lanark corridor",
    "Kingston and Frontenac",
    "Selected Kawartha locations"
  ],
  "team": [
    {
      "name": "Bryan Sim",
      "title": "General Contracting & Operations",
      "biography": "Decades managing Ottawa's premier general contracting firm. Focuses on operations and project execution.",
      "portrait": "bryan",
      "width": 400,
      "height": 400,
      "position": "50% 20%"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dennis Williams",
      "title": "Hospitality & Real Estate",
      "biography": "Regional Manager at Moxie's Classic Grill and licensed Realtor. Expert in guest experience and property value.",
      "portrait": "dennis",
      "width": 400,
      "height": 600,
      "position": "50% 28%"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jamie Badgley",
      "title": "Property Protection & Entrepreneurship",
      "biography": "Veteran entrepreneur with service businesses across Canada. Skilled at maximizing property value and performance.",
      "portrait": "jamie",
      "width": 400,
      "height": 500,
      "position": "50% 20%"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jordan Nabigon",
      "title": "Tech & Systems",
      "biography": "Serial entrepreneur focused on technology, automation, and practical systems that keep NorthSTR running smoothly.",
      "portrait": "jordan",
      "width": 400,
      "height": 486,
      "position": "50% 35%"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Who will rent my property?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I buy a property with NorthSTR as the intended tenant?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does every property purchased through Dennis qualify?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do I have to run the Airbnb or short-term-rental operation?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Are all NorthSTR leases three to five years?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does my rent depend on guest bookings?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do you also offer co-hosting?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where do you consider properties?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens after I send an enquiry?",
      "answer": "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."
    }
  ],
  "ownerFAQs": [
    {
      "question": "Who will rent my property?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "How long is the owner lease?",
      "answer": "Our core offer for suitable properties already owned is a three-year corporate lease. Rent, permitted use, responsibilities and the specific term are agreed for your property."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does my rent depend on guest bookings?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the property need to be furnished?",
      "answer": "Tell us what is already in place. Furnishing and preparation, including who pays, are agreed for each property and arrangement."
    },
    {
      "question": "Who handles cleaning and repairs?",
      "answer": "NorthSTR coordinates guest cleaning and day-to-day hosting under the agreement. Routine care, repairs, authorization and owner responsibilities are set out before we begin. Ownership costs remain part of the arrangement."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do you also offer co-hosting?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where do you consider properties?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens after I send an enquiry?",
      "answer": "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."
    }
  ],
  "investorFAQs": [
    {
      "question": "Can I buy a property with NorthSTR as the intended tenant?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is Dennis a licensed real-estate agent?",
      "answer": "Dennis Williams is a licensed Ontario real-estate agent who helps prospective investors find properties suited to NorthSTR's model. His NorthSTR profile explains his role in the property search."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does every property purchased through Dennis qualify?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do I have to run the Airbnb or short-term-rental operation?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Are all NorthSTR leases three to five years?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Dennis assess a property I have already found?",
      "answer": "Bring the property to the initial conversation so Dennis and NorthSTR can discuss the search and suitability process. Do not assume a listing is approved for the lease offer until NorthSTR has identified it as a fit and the purchase and representation conditions are clear."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I buy using another agent and still receive this offer?",
      "answer": "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. Both conditions apply. If you already own a property or are already working with someone else, contact NorthSTR to discuss whether another arrangement may fit."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does my rent depend on guest bookings?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where do you consider properties?",
      "answer": "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."
    },
    {
      "question": "What should I send first?",
      "answer": "If you already own a property, share its general location, property type and timing. If you are planning to buy, start with the area, type of property and your purchase timeline. NorthSTR can then explain the next assessment step."
    }
  ],
  "onlineSubmissions": {
    "available": true,
    "notice": "Send an enquiry with the form at northstr.co/contact, email hello@northSTR.co, or call Bryan Sim at (613) 668-6066."
  },
  "links": {
    "home": "/",
    "owners": "/property-owners",
    "investors": "/investment-properties",
    "dennis": "/team/dennis-williams",
    "areas": "/service-areas",
    "contact": "/contact",
    "agents": "/agents",
    "privacy": "/privacy",
    "facts": "/northstr-facts.json",
    "agentGuide": "/agents.md",
    "discovery": "/llms.txt"
  },
  "supportedActions": [
    "Send an enquiry with the form at /contact",
    "Email NorthSTR at hello@northSTR.co",
    "Telephone Bryan Sim",
    "AI agents acting with a person's permission: send an enquiry as JSON (see /agents#ai-agents)"
  ],
  "agentSubmission": {
    "audience": "agents and assistants sending an enquiry with the permission of a property owner, a prospective investor, or their representative",
    "endpoint": "https://team.northstr.co/api/enquiry",
    "method": "POST",
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "maxBody": "16 KB",
    "description": {
      "url": "https://team.northstr.co/api/enquiry",
      "method": "GET"
    },
    "docs": "https://northstr.co/agents#ai-agents",
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "name",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "≤120",
        "meaning": "The person's name."
      },
      {
        "name": "email",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "≤254, an email address",
        "meaning": "The person's email. Every reply goes to this address and nowhere else."
      },
      {
        "name": "phone",
        "required": false,
        "limit": "≤40",
        "meaning": "The person's phone, if they want to give one."
      },
      {
        "name": "intent",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "one of owner, investor, cohosting, other",
        "meaning": "See the descriptions below."
      },
      {
        "name": "area",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "≤160",
        "meaning": "The town or area of the property, or where the person wants to buy."
      },
      {
        "name": "message",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "≤3000",
        "meaning": "The enquiry in the person's own words."
      },
      {
        "name": "sourcePage",
        "required": false,
        "limit": "≤200",
        "meaning": "The page the enquiry was made from, if any."
      },
      {
        "name": "agentName",
        "required": false,
        "limit": "≤80",
        "meaning": "The AI agent or assistant submitting, for example \"ChatGPT agent\". It earns no extra trust or capacity."
      },
      {
        "name": "onBehalfOf",
        "required": false,
        "limit": "≤120",
        "meaning": "The person or company the agent acts for. It earns no extra trust or capacity."
      },
      {
        "name": "requestId",
        "required": true,
        "limit": "UUID",
        "meaning": "A new UUID for each enquiry. Sending the same requestId again does nothing, so a retry is safe."
      }
    ],
    "fieldsNote": "Send only the fields listed above.",
    "intents": [
      {
        "value": "owner",
        "meaning": "a property owner who may want to lease a home to NorthSTR"
      },
      {
        "value": "investor",
        "meaning": "someone who wants to buy a property to lease to NorthSTR"
      },
      {
        "value": "cohosting",
        "meaning": "an owner or host who wants co-hosting help"
      },
      {
        "value": "other",
        "meaning": "anything else about NorthSTR's services"
      }
    ],
    "responses": [
      {
        "status": 202,
        "meaning": "accepted, with body { \"ok\": true }"
      },
      {
        "status": 400,
        "meaning": "invalid, with body { \"ok\": false, \"errors\": { field: message } }"
      },
      {
        "status": 429,
        "meaning": "too many enquiries; wait the number of seconds in Retry-After"
      },
      {
        "status": 500,
        "meaning": "our error; nothing was sent, so try later or email hello@northSTR.co"
      }
    ],
    "limits": {
      "perEmailAddressPerDay": 3,
      "perNetworkAddressPerHour": 5,
      "summary": "3 enquiries per email address per day, and 5 per network address per hour."
    },
    "cors": "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.",
    "whatHappensNext": "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.",
    "optOut": "Reply \"stop\" to any email from the assistant and it won't email that address again.",
    "noSpecialAccess": "Submitting creates no account, confirms no booking, starts no transaction and grants no access."
  }
}