I've had more success gaining the attention of ALE and other companies by having more properties to offer them.

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I am actually about to try again, so any insights from the community will be appreciated!

We also get to enjoy our place as often as we like (the slightly lower occupancy rate due to our use is also a factor in being cash flow negative) and the negative cash flow is offset easily by the equity we'd gain, even assuming only a 2% appreciation on the cabin. 

I would recommend speaking with @Denver McClure as he could provide some insight into this.

Thank you in advance for your insight!

The short answer is that the longer you live in it the more gain will disappear. 

Thanks for sharing your insights!

I'd be happy to share my experiences and can also say that Mike and Dan both have good insights as well.

I'm a CA resident, so gains would be taxed as ordinary income.