Probably one of the biggest differences is that banks aren't throwing out equity loans at a record pace; supported by ever-rising, ungoverened, appraisal values.I'm not an economist, just my observation as someone who was on the receiving end of a lot of those equity loans in that period of time.

They are quite easy to find on Craigslist, Zillow, use Airbnb as free advertisement with a 30 night minim stay, or get with a realtor to post it for you but my personal suggest is to throw some furniture in there and rent it out for $4000 - $5000/mo using Airbnb or corporate rental. 

Looked to me like somebody was just throwing money away. 

It might look snazzy but it won't stop people from throwing stones at you.

For example, one could safely invest in West Hollywood,  Hollywood or North Hollywood,  an area with dozens of miles between including multiple zips and still be ok (throw a dart style).

Based on what everyones saying im just going to throw a date/time/place out here, how does 5:30pm on Thursday February 1st at the Mcmenamins in Bend sound to everyone? 

When that day does come that someone doesn’t pay I will be sure to throw down Thor’s hammer.

I would not just throw my money at a place as an “investment” when you will probably have a negative cash flow.

That may throw some cold water on your plans.

The audience is stock investors who are equally passionate and successful in stocks as the BP community is in REI.