I use one in Montana when I got fishing B/C hotel are very limited to non existent in that area.. with what looks like the soup de jour to capture return we have some over saturation in certain markets so as you say cutting out the add on fee's is a good start you know it does not cost 600 dollars to clean a unit.

I have a new STR farther north in DE and don't require guests bring all that, but it's still probably required in half the places for rent at the DE and MD beaches.

The wildcard is inflation, because if we continue to de-value the dollar, home prices have to nominally go up with inflation just to retain value. 

They ought to make a movie with that name.The drought is temporary & caused by a solar minimum and we will have too much water in about 6 years when the solar maximum returns.And, if the ice caps melt like some worry about, we will be above the 2 feet rise in the ocean table.

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Farm ground would drop significantly in value.California and the South West states would need to de-populate to alleviate water shortages, impacting their real estate values.All lands along the major river systems in the East and middle of the country would increase in value, due to the surge in population.So, how do you position for the above and what are your trigger points?  

Quote from @James De Stefano: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Big adjustment coming.

California is the nation's top producer of electricity from solar, geothermal, and biomass energy.

But you're close enough to PA and DE where you can find properties that cashflow. 

This will likely be depreciation, but bonus depreciation and the De Minimus Rule could help you accelerate the deductions.Finally, when you convert this to a rental increase your basis in the property for improvements that you've made since this isn't included in the original purchase price.