(Cash, Securities, Artworks, Furs, Sports Equipment, Vehicles, etc.)

It's for a class titled The American Economy since 1865 and my professor is giving us a pretty large avenue of topics to write about, as long as it connects to the U.S. economy in some fashion and is centered around a pre-1950 period of time.I wanted to write about something that I have an interest in, so I've narrowed it down to real estate (and preferably the commercial side).

Build those reserves up the old fashioned way!

There is a washer and dryer.Things like the Smart TV, wifi, outdoor grill, firepit, horse shoe pit, nude female artwork in the bedrooms, etc. are just bonus things above and beyond staying in a motel room.

Investments don't go up in value in a linear fashion like an IRR/NPV formula might suggest.Take bitcoin for example.

What you did (estate sale, grill, artwork, etc) sounds exactly like what I do with my 22 STRs. 

I would like to start using Cozy, but some residents are old fashion.

Are there mechanisms of some sort that I should have in place in order to execute in this fashion? 

If you feel you have done estimates in this fashion and found a way to make a good return anyway, seems like a win.

Anyone else out there approach decision makers in this fashion?