The writing was on the wall by May that things looked risky. 9/10 of my investor friends who still have deals to sell are stressed, wishing they'd not taken on so many, and are scrambling to decide what to do instead of flipping.

Those who were overextended will be scrambling , both investors and homeowners , those homeowners that dont make it will become the next renter pool . 

You don't want to be scrambling to find money with a property sitting there. 

Build connections with anybody you can beforehand so you’re not scrambling for subcontractors in the middle of the projects.

If the person who is on the loan makes enough fuss or sues, that can also force the sale of the house.You have several options,1. wait until they call the note due, then scramble to find financing to pay off the loan or lose the house.

We're scrambling ourselves.

I showed the house to both applicants within a day of each other and the thought of a short-term rental definitely had me scrambling.

Yes there is a $60 (Co-pay) each time you have someone come out, but .....when the tenant calls you because there is water leaking through her ceiling at 3:30am it is refreshing to know I have ONE toll free number to call, and they send someone out to fix the problem.....no scrambling to jump on the internet or phone book while dealing with a panicky tenant.

My experience: people willing to spend an extra month on a rental that way generally have their act together and don't want to be scrambling for a place a week or two before they have to move.

We have times where we scramble for inventory for about a week or so but, when it hits WE are the only ones with it or those we send the lists out to.