I wanted to ask the BP community to help me determine some new trendy bathroom designs which will make my property stand out from the crowd.

The number of buildings greater than 10 stories - even downtown - could be counted on 2 hands with fingers left over when I was a kid.We had an entire commercial warehouse district on the north side of the baseball stadium that has been almost completely demolished and now trendy multi-use (art studios on the bottom floor, apartments above), 10-20 story buildings have gone end with a trendy new name (River North, in case you're wondering what area you should have bought in 8 years ago).  

My justification for getting in now, which is clearly not ahead of any trend, is that even if the VR thing falls through, I have an awesome place to hang out at in the desert on the weekends.

I've viewed some decent deals and some great deals, but there's a common trend: I don't have enough money for these deals!

I could see it becoming more trendy in time and prices becoming a little closer to what the other side of the tracks command. that large apartment development is asking top dollar. $2300 for 2 bed units !?

If it's in a trendy hot neighborhood with raising rents, then go for it.

When the areas became trendy to visit, they also started becoming areas where people wanted to live, and that's when the property values increased, IMO.

I'm not going to pay anyone for the knowledge I can learn somewhere else for free.If it was an ongoing networking group has you spend $40 for ticket at cool, trendy location but you get a couple beers and some snacks for free, that's one thing.Shelling out that kind of cash, in my opinion, is an absolute waste for information you can probably learn here for free (or $30 a month if you decide to go PRO).

I can either pay for two SFHs with good cash flow, or use the money as a down payment for a multi family in a trendy but expensive neighborhood here in Chicago.  

Obviously, there are corrections within a cycle (and scandals), but the overall trend is up.On top of that, buy and hold strategies have a 10,20, to 30 year horizon.