The current pricing model for newly listed triple deckers in East Boston seems to be "find the last sold one and add $20k."

As a general contractor, we typically see our roofing repair and water damage/leak business triple during the summer months and monsoon season.

Really good stable investments are triple net government leases such as post offices.

I don’t recall the exact numbers today but it was something like tripling my initial investment over 5 years.

@Arturo Borges Pros - Typically very few management responsibilities with triple net leasesCons - Dramatically changing retail real estate landscapeThe investors that i know who are successful investing in a wide range of retail properties specialize in retail investment. 

Every place I've seen or stayed in up in the mountains near us already has double, or often TRIPLE glazed windows.

The downside is that you would have to develop the space and manage it.All in all the beauty of commercial space and commercial tenants lies in the triple net lease.

Meanwhile, the house or rental is up in value (maybe even 50-100K).... the rental maybe even paying you monthly...You just got the basic lesson in appreciating assets.... buy them (the ones that put money in your pocket) not the ones that take money out every month.The little place we sold in 2004 there in Stockon had tripled since the early 90's (granted it was the height of the bubble) but even modest appreciation will get you there...Stay away from the quickly depreciating items (like nice cars) if you can early on in life.

If it were that close on the east side values would be triple what they are  now. 

This year, we have a goal to triple that number.