And unless your going to hold for life ( which not many do) Appreciation is where the wealth is made..

I don't know what your lifestyle is like, but if you're able to save $200K-$300K or so per year, this is extremely achievable. 

So, yes, I know the leads I am going after.And just to be clear, not too many things in my life so far have ever been easy, except to maybe mess it up, and I'm not interested in doing that, so I'd rather take the hard way.

The tangible/measurable benefits do seem to pan out over the life of the system especially if energy prices continue to rise.

Tenants won't change them and it will shorten the life expectancy of the unit.

On the North Side we run real life at 1-2% vacancy and run our analysis at 3%.

It just makes life easier - they shop a variety of insurers and are more easily able to compare apples to apples because they know how the various companies present coverages.

@Jake AndronicoIt's completely changed my life. 

If you buy a property that cash flows $200/month, you would need at least 40 of those to live a comfortable life in America.

If you need a complicated surgery, that doctor is going to be expensive because of their skills and abilities to save your life.