I tried to market them as a live in one side and have the renter pay your mortgage but that did not attract any buyers of substance.The other challenge right now is to find a bank that will loan on the low cost rental properties.

If I can keep marketing cost low and attract enough attention to fill a reasonable number of seats there should be at least a small profit from the event.

The moment you go soft and "lose your edge" is the day you need to get out of the real estate business, IMO.Due to the large sums of money involved, from the price of real estate itself, the availability to leverage, financing, legal, and others, you have to stay on your toes or you stand to lose a lot of money since the money itself will attract snake-oil salesmen and con artists.You must assume everything is a lie, whether you're a landlord, a potential buyer on a house, etc.

OTOH, they had lanai's that you could look straight down from and watch the sea turtles, so I guess the appliances weren't the main attraction.

Remember their techniques at these events are to attract the masses.

For Japanese investors, this makes US goods cheaper (they have to sell fewer yen to buy dollars to invest in US goods), and therefore more attractive as investments.

And finding out its a pretty complex beast that attracts all sorts.

Just like on online dating websites, people can post any picture to get more attention to their profile, the same way anyone here can post anything about their experience to attract more attention.You wouldn't commit to someone from one of those online dating websites without meeting them and getting to know them better.

It is about Law of Attraction and your vibrational being.

I think if successful, it can be attractive enough to convince the younger generation to stay in the city rather than moving away for work.Hoping the momentum will eventually spread into the suburbs and surrounding neighborhoods for some better housing opportunities.