A strategy of purchasing a fixer-upper and utilizing the created equity as a financial cushion is proposed to mitigate risks associated with lower-than-expected property value appreciation.
"if you're going to buy something at least buy something that needs a little bit of work fix it up and use that Equity as a bit of a buffer in the event you need to sell and you don't want to come out of pocket in the event property values didn't go up as much as you expected"