Just ensure that you are buying smart when purchasing homes with low down payments/ low equity.

It's a smart move for both keeping more money in your pocket and making your property more appealing to a wider pool of buyers.

Starting with house hacking can be a smart move if you have $20k saved and can make a small down payment.

I couldn't have predicted this nine months ago, but I'm smart enough to predict things like this will happen eventually and I plan accordingly.

Most inquiring about the availability of the unit or saying something to the tune of "i can pay with a company check", to which I give a smart response, then report as scam.

What percentage of monthly mortgage payment needs to be covered to be a smart move? 

So we are having to get creative with fb marketplace and stuff.Even stuff as simple as changing out locks to smart locks can be annoying and difficult if you're as non-technical and non-handy as I am!

My guess is there will be some i-buyer brokers that set a lower rate of 1% just like redfin did...all in all I noticed smart people see the value in a quality agent like Henry!

I think the other commentators have it right - a HML that is willing to take an investment that is small is probably not vettable and not a smart play - however if you have ~$500k or more to put in, then the legitimate more easily vettable firms would pottentially be interested - and you would be able to see the sophisticated setup, documents, structure etc and be able to research accordingly

Sometimes sellers are very structured, controlled, and follow the rules to the letter, but sometimes they may not be as smart.