And new construction is being built and developers are planting their flags. 

Think professionals who have a vested interest in the community and keeping their noses clean, or perhaps a foreman at a local plant who has had to put in 3-5 years working his way up from the bottom.No self-employed. 

Planted 10,000 trees on 28 acres. 

I think most who live out in that area are ranch hands, plant workers and fisherman.  

Imagine how many seeds you can plant if you put a 30 year mortgage on those properties, leaving 30% equity in each, taking that cash, and putting down 20-25% on a handful of other properties (or small multi-families) and what those “seeds” would grow to be in a few short years...Leaving homes paid off, in my opinion, are for those who don’t have much life left to live...

Upgrade light fixtures, get a nice mirror and distract the eye with some bold staging items (towels, rug, maybe a faux plant). 

They are investing in a business that happens to have a physical plant (the property being rented).

New Samsung plant announced this week also.So maybe after several years of 2-3% appreciation things are starting to change.

I guess we just wanted to get our roots planted with a house hack but we have to make sure the numbers make sense first. 

@Vincent Plant It is weird but at least you can calculate the financial impact.