Everything in the article makes total sense...wealth building helps through appreciation and debt paydown over time.It makes sense that chicago suburbs with strong school districts perform the best. 

Montgomery county, and now Frederick are becoming too expensive for it to make sense for us right now.My biggest surprise, that's a good questions.

There’s almost always a rate at which it just doesn’t make sense.

To me, it seems given the right area it could make sense.

You should get more nights in the smaller property that can still easily accommodate a family traveling, but is still inexpensive enough to make sense to solo travelers.Cleaning fee impact: Don't you collect this back from your guests?

Got it, this makes sense.

ETWhen Tylisha Slaughter learned that the West Philadelphia rowhouse she rented was going to be auctioned off in a sheriff’s sale, she sensed opportunity.Slaughter, now 30, aimed to buy the home near Cobbs Creek Park on the cheap and restore it from the “slumlord”-like conditions she, her boyfriend, and her two young children had been living in.But on the day of the sale, she said, she found herself up against an out-of-towner with lots of money to spend: Brandon “Dutch” Mendenhall.

DOM is useful in a micro sense, though, especially if you are considering whether or not to use a PM. 

@Luke Tetreault I like Jonathan Greenes advice to rank your properties and then figure out what makes the most sense.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether this approach makes sense or if there are other strategies you’d recommend to optimize profitability.Thanks in advance for your advice!