So imagine having 8% more total spending power that you never have to pay taxes on since credit card cashback is not taxable per the IRS.

Try to see if you can stage all rooms. don't leave any rooms vacant especially if the rooms are small they will look even smaller without furniture. not many people can imagine a empty room but if you decorate it or show them how it can be used it will be more helpful in buyers decision process.

No expert, but I would imagine that the gain gets allocated 50% to you/your wife and 50% to the inlaws.

wow, can't imagine if we started flipping in Rome, Jim......lot of ruins  lolhttps://globalnews.ca/news/9655283/roman-coins-buried-treasu...

And, I minimize the cost as much as possible since there's no point in pouring tons of money at a depreciating "asset".

Don I am Glad you wrote this I cant imagine anyone wishing to buy partials..

Both construction and eventual casino I would imagine bring more people to the area. 

Imagine you owe $400k at 3% and borrow this $200k at 12%, that’s the same as borrowing $600k at 6%.

I imagine borrowers will be able to relate more to someone with investing experience.

Prices are still going up but demand is now dropping substantially because, without the foreigners' money pouring in, it's likely not sustainable and demand is dropping strongly at the moment.