Appreciation with housing is the icing on the cake-great if it happens, but don't rely on it. 

I feel like the flexibility for me is what takes the cake with why I prefer private lenders if that makes sense :) 

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They sold likr hot cakes at $40,000.00 each.

Totally , i am hoping there is enough "cake" still available in the region for all the STR experts to co-exist :) Originally posted by @Reagen Natho:@Gururaj Iyer @Avery Carl is your person!

That's way beyond having your cake and eating it too!

My logic behind this is, if I can stay above a 4.5-5% cap with a 10/10/10 it's just extra icing on the cake for the duration of the hold. 

Although other areas in Brooklyn take the hipster cake still, in my opinion Bronx offers most opportunity for the investor, has so much more room to grow than those other neighborhoods.

Money will come along the way, but you can't bake a cake with only purchasing the ingredients and not know the recipe.

The icing on the cake is that many winter weekends get booked by lowering rates, having great photos, houses have great views and nice interiors so the "in the house" experience is nice.