Much safer bet would be to buy an existing home with a view in a nice neighborhood.

The flexibility of live-work spaces may be particularly attractive in the current market.

The regulations only apply to stays less than 30 nights, so think most furnished rentals would just go mo. to mo. and seek a rental premium for being furnished and flexible term.

Your best bet is an agent who also invests.

I don't think it's a great strategy if you are just getting started.If you have the financial stability and experience to take on negative cash flow betting on the high appreciation then I think there isn't a problem with this strategy at all. 

If you just think of assigning a contract and make most money off it you you will end up with bad deals, the ones that everyone frowns upon , with unjustified ARVs, high rehab costs, in cold markets that are too risky or a losing bet for a buyer.

Unless it has something to do with ad views I don’t see how it would hurt to have two separate forums, i bet it would help increase activity.

She'd have to invest some money to create this set-up. 3) Selling doesn't make a lot of sense, because in this market, she'd end up paying the same for a small place, condo, with less flexibility. 

The flexibility with commercial loans is amazing.

Were straddling between doing a 121exc and 1031 or just selling straightup with the 121exc and paying the remaining CG taxes to have some flexibility on where to reinvest v forced timeline of the 1031.