Answering both of you guys: Being an original investor of a co-op usually meant you were really struggling with the alternatives. That is a return itself. Ther

Answering both of you guys: Being an original investor of a co-op usually meant you were really struggling with the alternatives. That is a return itself. There are also private housing stock examples for that behaviour: gentrification theory sees the so-called "pioneers" who move into low-quality neighbourhoods. They are doing much of the work improving quality-of-live/attractiveness that later on others will reap the benefits from like real-estate developers and long-time landlords.