(so would cater to WSOP, Zappos / downtown crowd, CES folks needing extended stay, doctors on rotation, etc etc)-The eclectic, 60s retro-factor allows it to photograph well for online marketing and I think it would be a very appealing and "fun" home for a brief stay in Vegas.Of course, I'm worried about extended vacancy gaps since I don't have an STR permit to fill those in, and I have no clue what to expect for an average monthly rate.I believe this home to be a solid long-term hold and has the potential to generate significant cash flow in the meantime with the correct strategy, so I'd really like to hold onto it and make it work.Thanks all!

2) the job market is excellent and people have gotten a lot of extra cash 3) inflation has hit salaries as well as housing prices. 4) Rates are still low by historical standards. 5) the people making food money are REALLY making good money—a real have and have not situation

Or a "your food/ my food" type deal?

We have a beautiful mix of cultures, cities/towns within cities, suburbs, luxury pockets, and fantastic food to name a few things.

If I would have bought there instead of the various neighborhoods I currently own, I may have doubled my net worth.So every Investor has an Opportunity Cost if they can invest in a neighborhood, but for their own reasons, such as not receiving cashflow from the beginning, they invested elsewhere.Hopefully I have given you food for thought.Investor Llew

For example, any food and medicine have to be vacated for the tenting.

The following is not advice but food for thought based on personal experience.As a new couple ready to start a family, we desperately wanted to buy a home. 

My cousin claims when that happens that bullets and food will be the new currency.

Good food for thought :)

Fresh chinook is 49 a pound at whole foods.. we need to go fishing !!!