For example, here in NE PA, you can buy a 4/2 on a lake for under $500K while in CA, $500K will get you a starter home in most cases. 

With your balance sheet and cash, you can put together creative deals without giving up equity and without using your cash but you are going to need to find a market and product which has 7-8% cap rates.I invest in the northeast, Great Lakes area.Diverse economies with education, healthcare as the back bone and tech as growth.In your area, you’ll have to raise way more capital in the form of equity just to meet DSCR with the banks.

I'm also looking at Lake View :) Let's connect Thanks man.

I have considered it but I keep things at a flat rate for the exact reasons you stated.I want people to get the exact price when they stay at our lake house.

Ideally, my dream is to have a condo in my favorite neighborhood of Chicago (Lake View).I'm 24 years old.

Lawrence expressway is a sea of stack n paks.Youd be amazed how many apartments in campbell too,  Bascom ave is getting gentrified like crazy I remember taking Grant line road as a back way to get to 50 and then south lake TAhoe. 

Even though interest rates are high, we have a big Mircron plant coming here as part of the CHIPS act so that could boost housing demand in the coming years.I don't know the SYR market, but I did a quick search for duplexes somewhat outside of the city, and found this: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7300-Lakes....

In our reviews our lake, pool, size of our house and location relative to everything else gets the most mentions.

On top of that, we have found that homes with a great view (forest or lake view), or proximity to the clubhouse tend to book better. 

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