As with appreciation, I just view it as icing on the cake.

I like to focus on COC rather than ROI because COC is how I pay the bills.Tax Benefits, appreciation, and all that are just icing on the cake.

Have low rates is icing on the cake. 

I also own a custom cake business with my wife, another small business that has contracts with multiple cruise ship lines and a full time career in the music industry, dealing with royalties on album sales from our record label and multiple tours throughout the year.

On the day the Sheriff showed up to lock her out, she was in the kitchen, preparing to bake a cake!   

I just completed the RCFE (Residential Care Facility for the Elderly) Administrators initial certification course through Care and Compliance in Anaheim today and it was very comprehensive.  20 hours online + 6 ten hour days in a classroom.  

You should invest for cash flow and expect any appreciation as icing on the cake.  

Anything over 12 weeks would be icing on the cake.

The subject of the article wants to have her cake and eat it too, which is nothing short of whining.

HI Jonthan,Im local in south OC and invest for cashflow and appreciation (hybrid) however im in an appreciation market (seattle).We have a local meetup in anaheim area if you're looking to network, meet other investors, and discussion topics, and strategy.