I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt since there was a pandemic.

We've always been curious about the market there, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on areas worth exploring a bit more.I'm open to connecting privately to chat further, but I also appreciate you sharing insights here for everyone to benefit.

In addition to appreciation potential, there are a bunch of tax benefits to consider as well... my favorite being that a tax loss can be carried forward to offset future taxable income.

One wrong move, one wrong contractor, one wrong vendor…will erase any "benefit" one city has over another.

Doing this allows you a couple of added benefits, such as being able to put less down on new mortgages if you go with a bank loan as it will be your primary residence.  

And I feel the ideal portfolio benefits from the diversification of both (and that's why I do both).And, what I see on this conversation is that some people are looking at *one* particular type of syndication and assuming that *all* of them must be the same.

I do not really have the desire to buy more unless there is a really good deal that comes along.Some people tell me that if I pay off my mortgage early then I will be able to leverage the tax benefit of owning and paying mortgages properties.

but it's a great long term benefit.

One of the other huge benefits is you get plugged into a community full of achievers who have the same goals and is a great sounding board for questions and advice.  

I see the benefit of both sides..