That will help counting the rents toward your overall income.  

I have to count on appreciation, I live in Arizona, when I was a kid homes cost 30K and I'm not that old relatively.

I’d read up on it before counting it out.

Count yourself lucky!

It is my belief, but I have never seen any stats, that over 50% of cash purchases are either 1) not actual cash as HML, private money, heloc on different asset all count as cash at purchase 2) are short term cash plays such as would be done by a flipper or BRRRR.  

In any event some lenders will count up to 75% of gross rents as income while recording mortgage, taxes, insurance, HOA fees as "front-end" debt payments.

Check out the sales data on when it was last sold and if it was recent within the last 12-24 months be careful you are not buying something that may be maxed out in current market value.Only way to remedy that solution is to buy and add sqft like extra bed and bath or larger GLA but room counts can be best.

They can just go to Airdna and check how much money the average short-term rental in Punta Cana makes and they'll have an objective answer.Finally, I'm getting bombarded by messages from Dominican developers building short-term rentals in Punta Cana so, when looking at the statistics, bear in mind that the supply and therefore competition is going to increase significantly.My dear friend, due to the tourist, real estate and industrial development, there are approximately 100 all-inclusive resorts along the entire coast of Punta Cana, Bávaro and Miches, Grupo Punta Cana is the pioneer company in tourism and development of the Punta Cana and Cap area. cana, this same company is building the first and only Hublogistico in the entire Caribbean, guaranteeing thousands of jobs not to mention that each all-inclusive hotel generates from 1 thousand to 4 thousand employees depending on the hotel, not counting jobs in the construction sector, airport, local businesses and also businesses to supply the large demand for food and products in the hotel sector, including the entertainment and art department of hotels.Since you mentioned that it is impossible to compete with an all-inclusive, obviously a 100-square-meter apartment cannot compete with an all-inclusive with 1,000 rooms.

I'm counting that blessing right now!

You also have your tenants paying down your mortgage for you and appreciation (don't count on it, but often house prices go up over the long term).