No worries...yes, it seems like a lot of investors starting out usually have around the $50k mark to get going...its a solid amount of capital to start with if you are looking at residential MF properties.Appreciation is market specific as a first filter, zip specific as a second filter, neighborhood specific to base decisions on, and block or street specific to actually get accurate.Appreciation is usually predictable, even though most folks consider it "icing on the cake"...it is important to consider.

We have so much equity in both places it should be a cake walk.

No matter what Columbus still takes the cake when talking about Ohio no way around it the population growth, job opportunities and, and rise in prices are astronomical in Columbus compared to Cleveland.

@Russell Cazeault You can't have a cake and eat it, too.

Construction has halted and my contractor has been forced to move to another project for the time being.To put some icing on the cake, the bank is still demanding I pay interest on the full amount of the loan including the construction escrow. 

If your looking for great cash flow we have some amazing middle class neighborhoods that rent like hot cakes.

The icing on the cake would be how much it cash flows. 

If you are house hacking and turning a profit, that is just icing on the cake in my opinion, especially with where prices currently are. 

The key is to formulate a business plan that IS NOT dependent on refinancing and if a successful refinance does present itself with attractive rates, you can capitalize on this and consider it "icing on the cake".Again this is just my two cents.

The extra revenue from the Airbnb room is icing on the cake.