It could be that the decision makers were not aware of the ceiling on your budget.

Quote from @Don Miller: The following is not to express any level of happiness or unhappiness with the build:Received change orders totaling $14,970 for 18 additional loads of fill dirt over allotted amount in contract (fill dirt arrived in December 2022), 7 loads of septic sand over allotted amount, and rock excavation at the septic site. make sure to ask for the tickets. if they are putting 6 yards of soil in a single axle truck you are getting ripped off.

That means it takes forever to pay off the mortgage meaning you're paying a mountain of interest. 

We're not aware of anyone that's made a purchase from them work in over 3 years:(Most of the incentives in Detroit are targeted to owners that will live in their home or developers targeting large projects.

I've got a long term tenant lined up & the unit is a non smoking unit, which the applicant is aware & fine with for indoor.

Off-market property is the best option for fix and flip, but since you are planning to live and flip, some on-market properties would also work.

We mostly buy houses from out of state and are aware of it's challenges but many investors have done successfully, so it can be done.

I agree with all of the points laid out here, but people should also be aware of the benefits of TDAs such as: 1.

Hi Anthony-You asked about the best ways to find off-market deals for your in-laws to buy and move into and you are focussed on the Santa Barbara, CA area which I have been to and it is gorgeous.It kind of reminds me of an Ann Arbor on the ocean. :)Anyway, I like your strategy of driving and looking for houses in need of repair and sending handwritten letters and contacting rentals for the reasons you gave.

I'm aware that many of my competitors use PriceLabs and have wondered what the unseen impact is on pricing (viz. is there an artificial increase in our particular market because of it?).