The main parlor level features a spacious living and dining room, perfect for entertaining.

Railroad stocks drove the boom-bust cycle of the 1850s, but the Civil War put most economic speculation on ice for the duration.The Reconstruction era saw yet more booming and busting, culminating in the crash of 1879.

The main parlor level features a spacious living and dining room, perfect for entertaining.

Here we get a few good months out of them and the rest of the year its basically a hole filled with nasty tepid water or ice so a lot of buyers might just see them as money pits. 

STRs profits should be seen as an amazing icing on the cake.Thanks!

Income is currently more of a priority but of course, appreciation potential would be icing on the cake.  2) My wife and I currently own low rent residential property and though they have appreciated, Covid exposed us to a lot we had not experienced/expected. 

No worries...yes, it seems like a lot of investors starting out usually have around the $50k mark to get going...its a solid amount of capital to start with if you are looking at residential MF properties.Appreciation is market specific as a first filter, zip specific as a second filter, neighborhood specific to base decisions on, and block or street specific to actually get accurate.Appreciation is usually predictable, even though most folks consider it "icing on the cake"...it is important to consider.

And she likes chocolate icecream..

You cannot discriminate against them because they've had 2 kids - you're walking on thin ice even mentioning it in here if they start doing a search on you - but the dogs are another matter altogether. 

@Cassandra Brown break the ice, ask a question getting to know them like why they like the area(if they can’t think a one or a few reasons why they like the area then it’s a strong signal they are just dangling the carrot)Or why they are they movingFor the pre screen and showings, once I can see they are motivated or wanted to apply i ask the tough questions but before all that I will askHow is your credit?