Is the Only Way to Negotiate a Lower Price with Builders is to have a pain in the butt inspector find a laundry list of problems and meaningless in the grand scheme defects to compel them to cut their numbers to move to acceptance and closing?

I'm going to cut my losses now.

You're cut out to be a local nosey neighbor.

But someone with a high credit score without previous landlord rec’s or bad rental history may not make the cut for me. good luck!  

Without clear-cut expectations, exit strategies, roles, etc., then it can get uncomfortable fast. 

Some will cut LTV if the property is going to be an Air BnB/ STR and some lenders don't mind.2.

People confuse liquidity with safety in regards to risk.

The duplex itself is a disaster it is a 3/1 and 3/1.5 vandals got in when it was vacant and cut pipes and electrical basically would need to be gutted and probably over 100k in renovations.  

I'm worried that agents commissions are going to be cut drastically as people refuse to pay what they use to.

But don’t let this downturn deter you—there’s still plenty of potential for those who understand how to navigate the evolving landscape.The median sale price for townhomes and condos has edged up to $320,000, a modest 1.6% increase from last year.