Land Trusts have been used for centuries.

For what it’s worth, I just started reading a book called “A Right to Housing” (https://www.amazon.com/Right-Housing-Foundation-Social-Agenda/dp/1592134327) to better educate myself about housing policy in the U.S. in the past century.

In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a fly epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president.

The appraiser will take into account your updates in comparison with what is usual in your area-  If your updates are usual for like units, your duplex will appraise for equal values as other duplexes in the area, even if you spent quite a bit bringing it into the 21st century.

Go explore, make lots of offers and don't expect the deal of the century to fall into your lap.

I feel like thats tactics from the 1980s being applied to the 21st century. 

We are in the 21st century and a lot of digital marketing can be applied to easily make great use of your time.

We are in the 21st century and a lot of digital marketing can be applied to easily make great use of your time.

The psychology of winning in the 21st century by Denis Waitley2.

That sort of area has always been in demand, looking back through the past century.