- Jacob Solid strategic move.

By cutting expenses to the bone, hard times could be successfully weathered through this strategy, where woman's work was a strategic, hidden reserve.We now live in a two-income-household society.

If we assume we're looking at recession over the next year or two, the first thing to typically dry up is peoples discretionary budget so trips to Disney get postponed or cancelled altogether.Therefore, from a planning perspective, if the STR market dries up or slows WAY down like it is in other markets, it would seem to be to be an easier thing to potentially shift to long term rental for a year or two if you were renting out a 4 or 5 bed home, versus trying to LTR in a 10+ bed home.I'm just looking at this from a strategic perspective and trying to play this as smart as I can.

I see some things in his business structure, however, that lead me to believe he could be doing better in terms of the general business admin and strategic planning that my partners and I have begun to learn about as we build and grow our own business.

Anyone who relies on a realtor for strategic advice is being foolish.

@William Patrick Farley III, in my experience, you've got to be way more targeted and strategic with direct mail. 

Some of my properties are paid off and I'm strategizing on what to do with the added cash flow or execute on a HELOC to add more properties to the portfolio.  

I am currently deployed on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean so linking up will probably have to wait until this Summer.

First look at it from a strategic standpoint.  

Question:How can I strategically increase the appraisal value of my property while avoiding unnecessary expenses that solely impact perceived value?