So to assert your question about cash flow VS appreciation I say it depends on what you want You can pursue both as well.

Lesson learned and now I am more assertive about changing out the filters routinely.

Jay Account Closed is correct in his assertion that the neighborhood surrounding your property will dictate whether you should upgrade to hardie or not.

I love your assertion that the most important thing about vetting a sponsor is assuring they are moral people.

My siblings asserted their preferences and I was obliged to acquiesce to their wishes.

I also can't back up his assertions with data, but doesn't what he said above make sense to you as a "consumer"?"

You wrote assertively as if you have a lot of successful experience, yet you don’t share any of that experience with us.

I'm also curious, you never mentioned the amount of that "certain ceiling", but you made the assertion. 

@Jd Martin,Working on your truck might well be considered recreation, even a hobby, as might pulling weeds...... as long you understand that you are ELECTING to do so rather than going out and finding the next profitable deal(s).Until you've achieved your own chosen level of success, procrastinating the electives might be considered asserting a work ethic.

They only way anything good can happen is by sustained positive action based on the powerful belief that something will eventually happen.What is with the moronic assertion that anyone with a vacant property is a 'professional investor' and needs to 'run it like a business or its their fault' - is this serious?