A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

They can tie up the property with a lis, but if you're not planning on selling, doesn't really bother you.

I understand if a contractor doesn't want to agree to it.

With minimal equity it doesn't make sense, your rate seems good too compared to current ones

As a result, Realtors and the NAR are doing whatever they can to keep the cooperative commission system that doesn't ask the buyer to discuss and agree that their agent is worth 2.5% of the sales price.

you don't buy with long term / conventional financing and then refinance again into long term / conventional financing - many properties are too distressed to even qualify. so the "interest rate when purchasing" is irrelevant - the deal either works or it doesn't.

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

For lower value flips, 200 - 300k, we stick to that range as the projected profits doesn’t have much room for an inevitable rehab oh-$hit.

It might seem like a kindness to provide a printer to a traveling professional, but until they invent one that works on every device, every time; that doesn't need paper at two in the morning; and has cheap toner that refills itself, we will pass on that amenity.I am sure there are other examples for all 4 quadrants, but like @Allen Duan wrote the important thing is to look at amentities through the lens of the end user (with an eye towards the "competition").

Since you are new to the market, you can look at what the top rent pulls look like and cater accordingly on the design.You always want to build relationships with contractors, but that takes time and you always need a solid bench, just like in basketball because some days your starting plumber just doesn't show up and you need to bring in the backup.The rates are the rates and they aren't going way down soon so it's just part of a different metric to evaluate in your new market.Good luck!