Same thing with other hard assets like Gold, paintings, antique cars, jewels etc.

I work for a boutique shop in the antique district on orange ave.

I was amazed at how well it works,” said Webb, whose rental rates range from $99 to $225 a night.During peak season, Airbnb hosts tend to raise their rates much like hotels do.Lupita Johnston, who’s been hosting since 2014, charges $300 a night during the gem show — more than double her usual $120 rate — but her guests don’t mind, she said.For roughly the cost of two queen beds at a four-star hotel during the gem show, Johnston’s guests get a 2,000-square-foot west-side house filled with art and antiques, with mountain views and sleeping space for nine people.Visitors come from around the globe, she said, rhyming off a list: “Panama, Holland, Germany, India, Japan, Finland, Denmark and all over the United States.

You can fill the Grand Canyon with knitted doilies and antique-looking lamps.

But if you want to evaluate RE against stocks, collector cars, coins, etc. or set up an antique booth at the local mall, start a website, or maybe buy another type of business, your decisions would be much more analytical. 

For instance, this particular property has an antique range that I'm positive I can't get parts for.

I've been to Allentown for antique shopping.

Inventory in Austin is now down to 2 months (balanced market is 6.5 months).Steve Crorey, 2018 ABoR president, said, “Our current market imbalance in Austin is made worse by an antiquated land development code that places unnecessary constraints on building the number and variety of homes our community needs. 

Some people find money, letters, or antique coins in their walls..

I don't know about the rental market there for MFH or SFH.As someone who owns an Antique home I enjoyed looking at some SFH in Forest Park.