Most of these are like-new condition with no problems at all.In our situation we owned a washer and drier that was 7 years past its operational lifetime, a refrigerator that was way to big, and a broken microwave.

This could be a great opportunity if the development works as expected (some development plans don't go as planned and begins to tumble everything positive that was going to happen after it)

Could a person automate facets and do all of it remote, sure, of course, it's simply the most expensive way to do it and those returns will tumble.

In this area wash machine, drier are considered personal property. 

I provide them because I don't want tenants moving large appliances in and out and having to worry if they hooked up the washer and drier properly.

This will possibly cost  me tens of thousands of dollars in the Sales Price because the market will be much drier come July.

I know Hood river proper is higher but you can find cheaper prop across and up the river and the dalles  same basic economics  but drier climate  just wind.  

The next big real estate crash will likely be worse than the 2008 crash when Europe, Japan and China come tumbling down. 

You're exposed on both fronts.Personally, I wouldn't entertain it.edit: If you think house prices are going to tumble, yet you're willing to loan against your stock portfolio think twice.

Del Walmsley sounds like he's the next Bernard Madoff when his house of cards come tumbling down and we see him on CNN than maybe people will start getting a reality check and not blindly trust someone without due diligence.