Just have to save up for the next property based on conventional loan standards.Best of luck and hopefully you are able to swing this strategy for your next property!

It would be self contained with homes, business, shops, golf courses, ect...

The cycle of this and length of time varies by local market on a micro scale and then also by national factors on a macro scale.When the markets recovers these high appreciation markets attract speculators that drive prices up.When they also leave the market it drives prices way down.So California,New York etc. you have wild swings in value whereas say in Georgia we slipped in value as well but prices were not as extreme.Investors like cash flow because it is an immediate quantifiable income.Appreciation is a crystal ball speculative investment that you hope grows faster than inflation every year.I will say there is only so much land to build on for high density areas.So if you make a bunch of money at your job and have reserves than it could be a great long term appreciation play plus rents could rise at a fast clip.You have to remember every investor has a different plan.The investors who are my clients think differently based on a different set of goals and how they want to allocate time.

I am now interested in going back to investing and have joined this forum to get back in the swing of things.

I've come across a few SFRs that have window units, and this seems like a huge negative, especially in Texas with summer coming into full swing.

For instance, you used Apple as an example and in Apple’s case the perception of future growth swings widely as investors change their mind on this consumer product driven company.

., we've never experience the valuation swings such as markets like Phoenix, Vegas, Boston, San Francisco, etc., where speculators could make substantial amounts of money depending on their timing.

I'm currently playing with a few ideas and options but I had really planned on getting aggressive in about a year when I am in a better position to negotiate but if a deal comes my way now I will certainly take a swing.

I am also here in MA, our market has far to wild of swings to go all in.

If I can work it out with my schedule I may have to swing by that seminar!