Good MFHs are usually sold strictly on a cash flow basis, from one sophisticated investor to another, so real opportunities can be rarer.The benefits you list about having everything under one roof are correct.

It really all comes down to the same thing for an end user or for an investor....is there a perception of value?

This is not all the time, but those times do come and those who are holding property that is performing well in the interim be in the best position to cash out when the time is right.There is a wrong perception that those of us who focus on cashflowing rental property ignore or minimalize speculation, appreciation and even developing.

Even if the knowledge is not very practical it is still imortant to know when dealing with sophisticated competition in the future who will know all about those things.On the other hand, Bangkok is awefully hot, congested, and expensive compared to the mellow, beautiful nature of Chiang Mai.

This is an age old argument that many sophists have poured plenty of rhetoric upon.I have attended two seminars pumping this method myself (the first knowingly, the second after having been tricked into believing I was attending an educational session on financing).As to your questions, I am not sure if Sub Chapter S Corporations are in the same boat as LLCs.

What financial independence says is that your are a sophisticated enough investor to take on larger and more profitable projects that are beyond the scope of the financially dependent.The key is that these new projects are within your control to choose now.Tim

What could a Realtor such as me do to help change the perception?

Maybe there is a subtle play toward the owner's perception of the property.

I guess on the internet a service would also be considered a product from the marketer's perception.

We tend to judge a book by it's cover, we judge success by perception of a person.