What a waste scrolling through this entire thread....why would BP put in their email digest.

it's always awesome to hear how a persons path becomes its end result, and how then the best in their respective field can funnel that broad knowledge into digestible bits of education.

Break it down into more "digestible" pieces.  

I'm also struggling to find a realtor that doesn't speak in 3 word sentences or even wants to meet in person to discuss my goals -- maybe it's just the area, heavy competition, and a lot of "investors" (probably like myself) who spin people's wheels without ever getting really serious.I'm also considering areas like Montclair and Bloomfield because of easy NYC access - they seem like they could be safer with longer term tenants, but I'm not as familiar with the rental markets.I'm reading and digesting as much as possible, getting familiar with terminology/concepts, but I'm struggling in general to get focused and be confident that I'm going about this the right way.  

Personally, though, I take pride in my product and want my apartments to be of a quality where I'd want to live there...not Architectural Digest but durable, classic, and clean.Can you invest in quality and also do well over the long term?

I think you're right on the money when it comes to building that review pool and/or recurring tenant base (even for less income at the beginning) and have slow easy-to-digest nightly rate increases as time goes on.  

I highly encourage those with even the slightest bit of interest to head on over to their site, dive in and digest as much as you can...you won't regret it!

Have it in a format that will be easy for a lender/investor to digest.

Did you change your account settings to only get a digest of BP items?

I'm reviewing that thread now, Bill - it's good food to digest.