It would appear that I am wrong if it is floating vinyl- that it should not be placed under the cabinets... though there are many installers that say they install on top and it doesn't become an issue unless there are huge swings in humidity/temp...I am about to lay some down, so we shall see ;)

In addition, your "equity" is not a realized gain until you sell. until the day you sell your equity is only worth the paper that your deed is printed on, as market values could swing at any moment.

The monthly cash flow would not be nearly as high, but it would be a much easier deal to pull off, and like others have mentioned above, if you position yourself right the markest swings won’t hurt you as much, especially if you zero in on the best locations. 

I know the "diversification" crew will light me up for this, but the best swing in a narrow tunnel.

The in-laws can rent a place in their retirement location then take 2 years to decide if they want to stay or move back to their old neighborhood.Quite often I wee retired couples move to my area but after a year or two, decide that they miss the grandchildren more than they enjoy the beach and golf.  

I did swing by and install my new ReoLink security camera.

It’s located in a desirable school district, but the area isn’t one to see massive appreciation or depreciation swings.

Well before everybody was preaching Austin's virtues, I saw hammers firsthand swinging throughout downtown and close-in Austin and I began running numbers to see what kind of return could be had by combining low interest rates, high demand, and a market being driven by diverse levers at both the local and state level.Some of the questions I researched were:What areas of town and price points were most effected by the downturn?

Examples are mobile home parks, RV parks, and golf courses where the value of the property is not primarily derived from building(s) but rather from the improvements to the land.

A theme I’m noticing is the assessed value of the home can be anything from 40-75% of the listing price, and as the result of a fixed 0.0048 mill rate it can cause a huge swing in Property taxes which often switches a good deal to a bad deal.