I just encourage them to choose a city based on overall available housing, schools, etc and then port.  

Thanks for the quick reply, Julie - very encouraging to hear that it's an avenue worth pursuing.I used to be concerned about my personal furniture (which is not inexpensive) but after I added up the opportunity costs of NOT utilizing my primary residence as a STR in my absence, all my concerns about it vanished.

Therefore, if you want to know which one is better for you, I encourage you ask another question which is "how are you most likely to get more accomplished?"

The IRS is encouraging individuals with expiring Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to start the renewal process before year-end to avoid delays at tax time.

Hope this helps to encourage you to pursue a syndication.

They were meaningful to me as objects - I spent a lot of my young boy days assembling the collection of Mantles, Mays, Clementes, and the like - and they've experienced massive appreciation, which is nice.

Personally I would not be wasting the time and money for a second shed that will only encourage hoarding of items.

This encourages them to pay the last month of rent and leave house clean so that they get their large deposit back.If they get behind or break the lease, this extra helps offset what they owe plus any damage or cleaning you have to take care of.It is a small percentage of the time that someone turns in a 30 day notice and leaves the place clean and undamaged to get their deposit back.

But, appreciation is ONLY meaningful when you sell or refi.  

Landlords must become very creative to "encourage" tenants that are below market to leave.