This market now offers not only excellent cash flow but also strong appreciation, creating well-rounded investment opportunities.The 60 strongest housing markets heading into 2025 - Fast Company

The property cash flows and I could definitely see each investor making at least $1000/mo with the most hands-off approach of renting to an operator and much more if a person ran it as STR or LTR and it is a great diversification play for me as Costa Rica should see much better appreciation than the Midwest, but if I were to cash out I could see five times the cash flow because of the power of leverage.But I think you hit the nail on the head in saying that it is a lifestyle type of investment.  

Some of the answers on here have me shaking my head...

I just head up and tell the dock guys and I leave with 10 or so.Sometimes guests take them with them as they are pretty cool and I just have more sitting to put out.

Any way around paying the very high property tax, school tax etc. in SC?  I purchased a Home in SC as a second home and the taxes are through the roof.  Any ideas how to lower this or use it as a owner occupied proper...

I consider inventory rates, price trends, unemployment data, population growth, job growth all to be relevant to where a market is at and where a market is heading.

Just a heads up, your rate will spike going from 75% to 80% and you'll need at LEAST a 1:1 ratio.

But the ones that aren't stopped right away and get a head on them, when close to an urban area, with wind like this, will cause extreme devastation. 

I was just a guest at an Airbnb that was not 5-star, so I provided very detailed feedback privately and a heads up that I would not be giving 5 stars.

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