Another hybrid example, on the fund side, is investing in value-add deals where a repositioning provides an elevation in performance on the front side of the deal (call it a "flip and hold").  

The "$8/hr employee" is just a figure of speech, the idea is that this employee is not expensive relative to the big picture

There is also probably 20' of elevation change from the building site to the road frontage.  

Another investor I know has a 1 level condo for sale but it is on the 3rd floor in a beautiful building that does NOT have an elevator.

Further, any other encumbrancers would be elevated in priority so it's possible that a second mortgage would now become a first and fully secured by the equity you paid for.

Your property may be in a flood zone/area but be at a higher spot elevation that takes it out of that area, only a spot elevation survey can determine that. :)

Part of my Landlord Speech at rental agreement signing informs them that I will be raising their rents every year, but that we will do everything we can to keep rent raises reasonable. 

Jun 18, 2015 9-0 Thomas OT 2014 Holding: The provisions of a municipality’s sign code that impose more stringent restrictions on signs directing the public to the meeting of a non-profit group than on signs conveying other messages are content-based regulations of speech that cannot survive strict scrutiny.Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 18, 2015.

I'm always open to networking with people who are passionate, motivated, have a purpose and genuinely enjoy helping one another elevate.

These people get calls from Realtors every day with the same speech saying how they can help blah blah.