Meaning volume matters more early on, along with a timely exit strategy.Pittsburgh is an awesome market to be in.

Is it MLM to want the brokerage who is doing thousands of transactions daily to share that with those who made it possible? 

Use a quality, high volume submersible pump for the basin.

It's also very often negotiable, especially if you exchange at volume or with larger properties. 

@Marissa Slade If you are solely focused on appreciation, as you said, I would look more at the suburbs that have low rental property volume and are in demand for owner occupiers.

I believe the OP said earlier in the thread that the neighbor has another STR on his other side too… maybe he’s had trouble with guests and a rotating cast of strangers beside him daily and he wants to ensure the misery is more evenly distributed… I would hate to have a STR on both sides of my house.

In Lake Tahoe having more beds is better sometimes because the average daily rate is higher so more people generally want to split the cost.

And the real volume is conducted by wealthy investors who have the option to build marketing machines and flip, hold, or wholesale deal flow at scale.

@Mike LambertI concur with the widely held notion that a few years ago, the properties in Tulum experienced a surge in their occupancy rates due to low supply, leading to a remarkable increase in average daily rates (ADRs).

I work with mainly investor clients and pour over the MLS daily to shop these "propportunities" to my clients.