Maybe you can replicate it.

If we can replicate with another duplex, we can then buy a house and if anything were to happen we'd be able to cover our mortgage with just a few hundred dollars once we apply the cash flow from our properties.To actually answer the question: We still saw strong demand for our rental (My thought is I know I wouldn't want to be renting in a big building with elevators and communal spaces/highhuman traffic, especially if I had to frequently take a dog out).

@Dan Bunker If I was going to hire a software developer to replicate what comes naturally to you, how would that ad read?

The fact that I can rent this unit out as a mid-term rental was a fluke I likely can't replicate!

I got a lot of value from Michael L's ongoing post about his experience with Elite in Chicago, so I thought I'd replicate that for others. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/16...I live in Southern California now, but am from the midwest, spent many years living in downtown Chicago, and went to grad school at UChicago, which is right where these guys are operating, so I'm familiar with the area. 

i am looking to replicate QB functionality of taking a downloaded bank transaction for rental income or repair expenses, and categorizing the transaction to a particular tenant/vendor and a particular property similar to the Class function of QB. the rep showed me the accounting module and acknowledged lacking this feature during the demo last week.

Do you think that this model can be replicated on a smaller scale?

If you are doing well where you are that means you probably have things figured out for that market and can replicate it pretty easy.  

The folks who are reluctantly leaving the city and moving to the suburbs because they have kids and need more space, which they cannot afford in the city, want desperately to replicate their city lives in the 'burbs as much as they can.  

Compounding a 20% return would make me a billionaire well within my life expectancy.What's the total annualized return from the appreciation strategies - and if it's so high, why can't the REITs replicate the success?