Great advice guys. I plan on learning everything I can over the coming 6 months, at which point I will take action. Any other pieces of wisdom you wish to bestow upon me before I venture on my educational journey? What (Canada specific) books should I go buy right now?

Thank you all for your replies! One of the ideas I've been tossing around in my head is to invest in student housing here in Waterloo and around the planned light rail transit (Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge). I'll certainly consider looking into commercial investing and REITs as well.

I just turned 26 and own a successful marketing firm. I have just over $500,000 saved up (held in a corporation I own 100% of). My credit score is 720. I live in Waterloo, Ontario. I have lots of friends with degrees in project & facility management that I could partner up with in some way as...