Also, I should add that it's as much of a business and operations play as it is a real estate play.

I'm from the Southern, MI area and I am also building my real estate media business, Elicit Real Estate Media Co. 

I still read a ton of business and real estate books going on 5 years doing this.

The house sits near a freeway junction and a busy street, and while my previous rental was also close to the freeway, something about this home's elevation makes the noise unbearablyintrusive.

The stabilized properties operate fine without me but the development side of the business requires me 24/7.

NYC property values are increasing at or above the national average (4%).

It did fantastic and I parlayed the profits into growing the business I have today.But that was 2016. 

All the other real estate in my businesses are counted as assets minus the debt liabilities for net worth purposes and the business income that comes to me is counted as part of my personal income.

Hopefully kept good records of improvements / anything to increase the basis2.

Last time I checked Dubai has an increasing oversupply of properties due to overbuilding.