Appreciation is just icing on the cake.

I have almost no vacancy so that's extra cake, and I self manage 3 of them... more cake. 

After a few successful rehabs, and through my networking efforts, I then was approached by a few individuals looking for me to put their money & credit to work, and the rest, is history.Now, I find myself looking to do 45 rehabs this year, with a TREMENDOUS team behind me – a real estate brokerage with some GREAT investor-friendly agents, a coaching program with incredibly motivated & deserving students, a short sale company that specializes in helping homeowners go through the tough change in their lives (that I went through only a short 5 years ago), a tight in-house property management company that oversees my out of state acquisitions, a full-service investment servicing company for my fantastic investors & partners, and even a couple Edible Arrangements stores, for differentiation and to keep my Mom happy.

I invest for cash flow any appreciation is frosting on the cake.

We do a small "edible" treat and a card.

We always do...some I have burned as DVD slideshows for the kids I am helping get into RE.I find it great for keeping a log of all the things you should have done differently....Also if your wife is taking b4 pics while someone is sanding the drywall the lens will be caked in dust & all future pics will be barely visible until you realize it & clean the lens !!!!!

Pretty much having your cake and eating it too for decades to come.Whats your take on this picture?

This is not legal advice Lupe, so if you end up in the slammer because of it, the only thing I’ll promise is to send you a cake with a hacksaw baked in ;-).

I think the Duplex is the have your cake and eat it too answer.

The execs on the other hand remind me of the old line "then let them eat cake"I hold this right up there with golden parachutes