And for a period of time, they were right:  The financial crisis and Great Recession followed, and the market value of that property dropped almost in half on 5 years. 

I figure that everyone has a cellphone these days and if a guest drops by then they can simply call the tenant when they have arrived to be let in.

BiggerPockets is a guru at what it does for BiggerPockets and it's free to chat and explore new ideas and relationships.  10K is a drop in the bucket if you have the desire and will to make that turn into 500k, so don't get twisted as passive income you will not work for and make mistakes.People charge 10k for single-family wholesaling I have looked at many programs as I didn't know where to start and think of the mistake I would have made if I bought the wholesaling program. 

Here, prices were dropping 20,000 a month for a year, for a total of minus 100,000 and when I asked for advice about it, I was told I was making excuses.

I've heard the political temperature has cooled there, but I fully agree that would be my hesitancy as well. 

I'm ready to buy but according to Financial Times, markets are predicting 1 full percentage drop in rates this year.

Here's an article for reference: https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/10-us-cities-where-home-prices-are-getting-worse-and-5-where-theyre-dropping/?

You'd need to look at how much this loan would cost you, how long it would take to recoup those costs...if you lock yourself in with a 5 year PPP and rates drop in 2 years, you're going to end up having to pay a hefty fee if rates drop and you decide to refinance.

@Zachary YelderMakes sense.Good luck on sale - hopefully rates dropping will help.Arn

My old insurance just dropped me.