@Kin Lay that is a trick question.  

To them it was worth it to pay market value because they wanted that corner location on a busy street.Future appreciation of the property is extremely trick, nobody has a crystal ball and nobody knows what appreciation will be or what future events will unfold.

@Will PetersAbsolutely, got a buncha protips and tricks to help boost both your response rates and conversion rates while keeping costs down.

So it does do things to trick the Airbnb algorithm to boost your search results.

I don't have any experience owning an investment property, but after getting my finances and credit in order while studying the tricks of the trade for the last year I think I'm ready to move forward.I was focused on getting a property that I can easily visit once in a while, but I've seen some great deals in other states that might put me in a position to buy multiple properties outright.Should I focus in my own city for my first investment property? 

The trick to keeping your score high with your new credit card is to never use more than 30% of the available credit, and to pay the ENTIRE balance every month.

There is a trick though.You have to be consistently looking for deals and analyze them in mass to see the great deals.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alangassman/2019/07/31/tricks-o...Using a Land Trust that is owned by an LLCSome carriers that would charge more or not cover property under an LLC will provide normal coverage if the LLC owns a land trust that the client is the trustee of, and the land trust owns the property.

Lastly I'll give you my best trick for getting a good team.

It should be pretty simple to have some galvanized sheet metal attached to a standard cover. 2 piece so it hinges. 18g or maybe 20g should do the trick without being too heavy.You could also look at these - https://www.tuffspas.com/tuff-top-cover/ Supposed to be tough fiberglass covers.