@Michael Hyun We wanted to make our Costa Rican Family and Corporate Mountain Retreat a unique stay so we bought a property with amazing views and then added these features:- Art on the walls by local photographers of beautiful places to visit in Costa Rica- Pick up and drop off at the airport plus vehicles for rent onsite- Authentic Costa Rican meals cooked by our grounds keepers- An exercise room with weights, a treadmill, and an exercise bike- and tour guides that can take our guests on excursions.

When you have been on that treadmill a while, it's hard sometimes to see that the only winners in life are those who are genuinely happy in what they do everyday. 

If your goal is to get off the treadmill and stay off, you need a reliable income stream.

Walk on treadmill daily when I'm trying to get leaner.

It's like buying a $5,000 treadmill, $500 in fitness gear, earpods, Apple Watch, and then it sits and collects dust after a week because you realize you hate running.

We never grow weary of solving interesting problems, but the continuing education treadmill does get old after a decade or two...particularly the IT certification cash/time monster that you have to feed periodically to work in some sectors.

This, in turn, leads to limited appreciation and rent increases, causing rental income to decline over time due to inflation.If the goal of investing is getting off and staying off the corporate treadmill, that imposes many requirements on the location.

If your goal is to get off and stay off the daily worker treadmill, then the location is your most important investment decision.

Some great comments in this thread.Hello @Mary Pastoral,A fundamental question to consider is what qualifies as a good investment property.For most people, the goal is to leave the corporate treadmill and stay off it.

On your way to work or school, in the car, getting ready, on the treadmill... you name it!