Thanks.If I'm you, the last thing I'd want is the seller installing an AC unit, water heater, and a furnace right before closing.There's ZERO incentive for them to do the work with the same "love" that you would. 

For a "Professional" developer, defined as someone with 24 projects in the last 3 years, the minimum score drops to 660 and the down payment is only 10% with a 9% rate and 1.0% fees.

Yes, I attended the 3-day event last week in New York.

Last point.

@Spencer ManningYour other questions were answered except for last one.S8 vouchers are for a specific number of bedrooms and rent amounts.So, a S8 tenant must find a property with rent that does not exceed their voucher amount.This stops S8 tenants from renting Class A properties and most Class B.Currently, Fair Housing does NOT protect source of income, so unless a state or local government has passed a law stating otherwise, landlords do NOT have to accept S8 vouchers.

I’ve listed on FF and had a request for long term stay cutting into summer season and I comped it based on last summers revenue and declined.

I've heard podcasts with them bragging about all the money they made in the last 6 months buying apartments.  

Face to face interactions is how you will build lasting relationships! 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

A duplex or SFH purchased around that time would likely have appreciated by 5-10%, depending on the neighborhood, and rents in Oceanside and Carlsbad have continued to rise steadily, offering a solid ROI.One client I worked with last year ran into similar frustrations with bidding wars.