Eating our own fruit, is a big kick.  200 pineapples in another 12 months.  200 Coconut trees producing in another 5 years. 

The properties cashflow and produce income.

A habitable house, empty with a fresh coat of white paint, has a good chance of attracting a buyer willing to pay more than an investor.

I really like the far west and northwest side of town as I grew up and lived in these areas and know them really well - plus when I do start investing I like that it is an attractive option for active duty being relatively close to Lackland.

Where do you live that would make it attractive for people to Airbnb in multis?

“Our profits come from producing homes,” Broad said at the time, “not from appreciation in land values.”

Beware of uncle sams bill both on the sale of your business and going forward as you consider where to allocate.My 2 cents, the bond market isnt particularly attractive for the foreseeable future and is more likely to actually lose you money, especially with longer duration.Be aware of costs, stick to low expense ratio ETFs and go passive in the the equity markets if you do not have any macro thoughts of your own.As far as real estate goes, BP is a great place to learn the ropes, especially if you are interested in swinging a hammer and buying direct properties.

Anyway I know this is not the typical success story, but it feels great to have started this business from nothing and be here today with a rockstar sales agent on our team and all of us working together toward the same goal: to help out of state investors acquire rental properties in Jacksonville and produce maximum returns.

The property was producing well at around a 9% Cap rate until late 2019 when my manager got sick and the place started going down hill.

But it illustrates the point that even at very compressed rates, as long as the property "pays for itself," it can still be very attractive to many investors.Here's the fun thing though: this graph is an industry generalization based on limited data and survey responses.