I joked on another post that I should start a cat tree flipping coaching program (buy cat trees on Amazon then renovate them with top of the line cat toys and decor (Disney theme, bird theme etc and charge more, which is the flip)...someone might actually pay for it lolI agree with you there agents who are licensed and not competent, I attended an open house here and the agent didn't know about non-QM financing.

I'm asking 8K/flex and maybe it can be U hauled over to your place from Tucson, AZ. 

While this makes it hard to "house-hack" in a traditional sense, it offers other opportunities for those in it for the long-haul.

I do think it will weed out agents that are part time and not in it for the long haul 

Aloha Lilianna,The best time to buy a real estate for the long haul is always when others are selling left and right or during crisis.

Historically, even though the markets dip down sometimes, real estate is generally moving upward in value over the long haul. 

In general, I price myself 10-15% high outside of my avg lead time, and discount fairly aggressively inside the lead time.This strategy attempts to capture both the planners who will pay a small premium to secure a good data ahead of time, and the last minute deal seekers.In general, it seems many people don’t vary between weekend and weekday pricing enough IMHO.2 ideas I’ve toyed with… in 2+ years I’ve never not booked a weekend.

Wholesaler, negotiated $15,000 down from their price d/t amount of garbage left on property, lots of hauling fees on this one.

some great points and questions i will respond to.  yes

@Kyle Ball, I would only caution you on holding those reits for the long haul.