Furnishings and decor to make it attractive to vacationers.

And yet, people are still attracted to the marketing.

On the other hand, you build wealth by having income producing assets.

Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment and software up to an annual limit.In 2024, for example, taxpayers can expense up to $1,220,000 of qualified assets.This election can apply to many types of tangible personal property, such as machinery, equipment, and off-the-shelf software, which are used predominantly in your business.Limits on Section 179 ExpensingAs attractive as Section 179 may seem, there are limits.For tax year 2024, the maximum investment limit is set at $3,050,000.If your business places more than this amount in service, the amount you can expense is reduced dollar-for-dollar over this threshold.In addition to the dollar and investment limits, the amount of your Section 179 deduction cannot exceed your taxable business income for the year.This means that even if your business invests heavily in qualified property, the deduction could be limited by the business’s profitability.Also, not all property qualifies for Section 179.Real property, like buildings and structural components, generally does not qualify unless it is "qualified improvement property."

for example "the us and Taiwan lead in....." no, it would just be Taiwan, the US produces diddly squat in contrast to Taiwan or, really anywhere for that matter, measuring domestic production vs domestic production.

@William Coet it’s a different business model altogether.I love highly desirable areas that attract highly skilled high income college educated workforces.They tend to be more liberal and therefore the landlord tenant laws.The percent of their income that goes to rent is typically much less than 20% so a rental increase of 5-10% is nothing to them.They are typically lower cap rate areas and therefore every dollar of net operating income that is earned is explosive to the underlying asset value.

I don't know.So for $56,000 dollars down plus (an estimated) $7,500 in closing costs plus another $5000 in furnishings, you get an asset that produces about $500 dollars a month. $68,500 / $500 per month = about 12.4 years to get back the intial investment.  

So while they take their management fees, their incentive to produce is nowhere near what I would like. 

Broken Arrow has good schools and a suburban feel, making it attractive for families, which could give you stable tenant demand.

Detroit is coming up big time, but it's still flying relatively under the radar.Suburbs are getting increasingly expensive while the city is getting stronger and more attractive to move into.