Baseball cards, technology (TV, cameras, etc).

End of the day however, it came down to being the smart investor for myself and my clients.

Ask questions, smart questions.

I could make this really "smart" and more complex by factoring in additional variables into my formula, like current vs. effective age (if I make a repair the lifespan of the appliance will be increased), time value of money, efficiency of newer appliances vs. old ones, etc. however my goal wasn't to get overly complex, and just make a simple formula to make better data-driven decisions on this semi-frequent occurrence.To use the formula, you would just enter/change the values highlighted in yellow on the spreadsheet and the rest will auto-calculate.If you spot a simple way to improve the formula or think I forgot about something, please let me know and I'd be happy to improve the formula.

Since you're going to be in the area (smart move to go down there btw), do yourself a favor and drive by all the abandoned properties in the Playa Bejuco area just South of Jaco, where all the beachfront concession homes were taken from their owners by the government and are now dilapidated/abandoned.

There are many ways to find deals.Some are better than others, and some are simply the best, yet there are some advantages and drawbacks to all.A lot of thought goes into strategic lead generation and this is where there is a huge continuous debate going on which lead generation method is the best.You can focus your effort into just blindly getting leads where you continuously have to do the work and/or pay money to stay in business, or you can focus on doing the legwork now and set up your automated lead generating machine so you continuously and automatically get leads whether you do the work  or not.Most investors do not have the patience or foresight to realize  that lead generation is something that takes finesse, technology, systems and opt for  always grinding  as long as they see something happening (which is not the same as "seeing results".That said,  your question  should not be  "what are some ways to get deals".Your question is how do I set up a lead generation system that will provide me with continuous deals and make money from these deals.You cna do door knocking to find deals, you coul dput up bandit signs to find deals right?

I have all stainless appliances, leather furnishings, antiques, unique (and expensive) decor, game tables or arcades, large, smart TVs, wifi, and hot tubs.  

Our question is would it be smart to take out this loan to get a head start on investing, or should we spend the next few years building the capital ourselves without taking out a loan?

I installed a smart lock at my property, so my guests don’t have to go to the front desk at all.

Manhattan is def expensive. 3.5% house hack is smart that is exactly what I want to do as well!!